Bob Brookmeyer Quartet Explained

Bob Brookmeyer Quartet
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet featuring John Williams and Red Mitchell
Cover:	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet.jpg
Released:	1954
Recorded:	July 5 & 7, 1954
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	23:55
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ LP-16
Producer:	Dick Bock
Chronology:	Bob Brookmeyer
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Prev Year:	1954
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Bob Brookmeyer Quartet is an album by jazz trombonist and composer Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Pacific Jazz label as a 10-inch LP.^[1] The material is a mix of standards and originals. The Billboard review commented: "The music is in the modern groove, moody and interesting."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, except where noted.

1. "Liberty Belle" – 2:47
2. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:22
3. "Traditional Blues" (Traditional) – 2:34
4. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:36
5. "Doe Eyes" (Red Mitchell) – 3:18
6. "Red Devil" (Mitchell) – 3:09
7. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 3:19
8. "Last Chance" – 2:50

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on July 5, 1954 (tracks 1-3) and July 7, 1954 (tracks 4-8)

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• John Williams – piano
• Bill Anthony (tracks 1-3), Red Mitchell (tracks 4-8) – bass
• Frank Isola – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-ten-inch-series/#pjlp-16 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: Ten Inch series
2. January 29, 1955 . Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums . . 67 . 5 . 29.