Jazz Is Universal Explained

Jazz Is Universal
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Cover:	Jazz Is Universal.jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	December 13, 1961 Cologne, West Germany
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:34
Label:	Atlantic SD 1401
Producer:	Gigi Campi
Chronology:	Kenny Clarke
Prev Title:	The Golden 8 - Encore!
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Handle with Care
Next Year:	1963

Jazz Is Universal is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1961 for the Atlantic label.^{[1] [2]} The album was the first by the Big Band although earlier recordings by Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland's Octet had been released previously.^[3]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland except where noted.

1. "Box 703, Washington, D.C." - 5:06
2. "The Styx" - 3:54
3. "Gloria" (Bronisław Kaper) - 4:39
4. "Los Bravos" - 5:03
5. "Charon's Ferry" - 6:10
6. "Volutes" - 6:01
7. "Last Train from Overbrook" (James Moody) - 6:41

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Francy Boland - piano, arranger
• Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin - trumpet
• Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone
• Derek Humble - alto saxophone
• Karl Drewo, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Woode - bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1401 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series
2. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/bigband/paradise/favorite/boland18.htm Bigband Paradise album entry
3. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-is-universal-mw0000869697 Allmusic listing