Faces (Clarke-Boland Big Band album) explained

Faces
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Cover:	Faces (Clarke-Boland Big Band album).jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	June 28 & 29, 1968
Studio:	Sonopress Studios, Cologne, Germany
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	MPS MPS 15 218
Producer:	Gigi Campi
Chronology:	Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band
Prev Title:	All Smiles
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	More
Next Year:	1968

Faces (subtitled 17 Men and Their Music) is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland.

1. "1st Movement: Vortographs" - 10:31
2. "2nd Movement: Solarisation" - 8:12
3. "3rd Movement: Panchromatic" - 3:40
4. "4th Movement: Macrographic" - 12:37

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Francy Boland - piano, arranger
• Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier - trombone
  • Derek Humble - alto saxophone Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Tony Coe - tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Kenny Clare - drums
• Fats Sadi - vibraphone, percussion

Notes and References

1. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
2. http://discog.piezoelektric.org/saba/saba-mps.html#15218 SABA/MPS Records listing
3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/johnny-griffin/catalog/#mps-mps-15218 Johnny Griffin Catalog
4. http://www.duskogojkovic.com/music/kenny-clarke-francy-boland-big-band-%E2%80%8E-faces-17-men-music/ Dusko Gojkovic discography
5. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/bigband/paradise/favorite/boland4.htm Bigband Paradise album entry
6. http://www.allmusic.com/album/faces-mw0000837652 Allmusic listing