Handle with Care (Clarke-Boland Big Band album) explained

Handle with Care
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Cover:	Handle with Care (Clarke-Boland Big Band album).jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	January 25 & 26, 1963 Cologne, West Germany
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:25
Label:	Atlantic SD 1404
Producer:	Gigi Campi
Chronology:	Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band
Prev Title:	Jazz Is Universal
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Now Hear Our Meanin'
Next Year:	1965

Handle with Care is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 for the Atlantic label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Although pretty brief by CD standards at just 34 minutes 26 seconds, there's absolutely no filler in this highly recommended CD".

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.

1. "Long Note Blues (Here Is Cecco Beppe)" - 6:38
2. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) - 5:50
3. "Sonor" (Kenny Clarke) - 3:11
4. "Speedy Reeds" - 5:39
5. "Old Stuff" - 4:37
6. "Om Mani Padme Hum" - 8:30

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Francy Boland - piano, arranger
• Edmund Arnie, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Keg Johnson, Erich Kleinschuster, Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone
  • • Derek Humble - alto saxophone Carl Drevo, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Joe Harris - timpani
• Fats Sadi - bongos

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1404 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series
2. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
3. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/bigband/paradise/favorite/boland11.htm Bigband Paradise album entry