Jazz Concerto Grosso (full title Gerry Mulligan Bob Brookmeyer Play Phil Sunkel's Jazz Concerto Grosso) is an album by American jazz musicians Gerry Mulligan and Bob Brookmeyer featuring performances of compositions by Phil Sunkel recorded in 1957 and released on the ABC-Paramount label.[1][2] The album was released on CD combined with the 1956 album "Every morning I Listen to... Phil Sunkel's Jazz Band".
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | October 14 & 15, 1957 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:43 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount ABC-225 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Although Gerry Mulligan and Bob Brookmeyer get top billing on this LP, the leader, composer, and arranger of all three compositions is cornetist Phil Sunkel. ...All of the music is enjoyable and falls clearly into the cool jazz genre, but it has languished in obscurity like Sunkel, though he was later briefly a member of the acclaimed Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Phil Sunkel
- "Jazz Concerto Grosso" - 15:40
- "Something for the Ladies" - 9:10
- "Song for Cornet" - 7:53
Personnel
edit- Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
- Phil Sunkel - cornet
- John Wilson - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Nick Travis, Al Stewart, Don Stratton - trumpet (track 1)
- Frank Rehak - trombone (track 1)
- Eddie Bert - bass trombone (track 1)
- Don Butterfield - tuba (track 1)
- Dick Meldonian - alto saxophone (track 1)
- Cliff Hoff (track 1), Bill Slapin (track 1), Jim Reider (tracks 2 & 3) - tenor saxophone
- Gene Allen - baritone saxophone (track 1)
- Milt Hinton (track 1), Wendell Marshall (tracks 2 & 3) - bass
- Harold Granowsky (track 1), Osie Johnson (tracks 2 & 3) - drums
References
edit- ^ Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 23, 2016
- ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. ABC-Paramount Album Discography, Part 2 ABC-200 to 299 (1957-1959) accessed February 23, 2016
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Jazz Concerto Grosso – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2016.