Clark Terry (album) explained

Clark Terry
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Clark Terry
Cover:	Clark Terry (album).jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	January 3 & 4, 1955
Studio:	Fine Sound Studios, 711 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:40
Label:	EmArcy MG 36007
Chronology:	Clark Terry
Next Title:	Serenade to a Bus Seat
Next Year:	1957

Clark Terry (also released as Introducing Clark Terry and Swahili) is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in early 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 and a half stars, stating: "There are no losers in this swinging meeting".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Clark Terry except as indicated

1. "Swahili" (Quincy Jones) - 6:07
2. "Double Play" (Jones) - 3:33
3. "Slow Boat" - 4:28
4. "Co-Op" (Terry, Rick Henderson) - 3:45
5. "Kitten" - 5:35
6. "The Countess" (Freddie Green, Terry) - 6:42
7. "Tuma" (Jones) - 3:06
8. "Chuckles" - 4:19

• Recorded at Fine Sound Studios, New York City, on January 3 (tracks 1–4) and January 4 (tracks 5–8), 1955

Personnel

• Clark Terry - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
• Horace Silver - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello
• Art Blakey - drums
• Quincy Jones - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/catalog-emarcy-36000-series/#mg-36007 EmArcy Records discography
2. Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography, accessed March 9, 2015
3. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2012.