Nine Flags Explained
Nine Flags is an album by Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The overall music is quite different from O'Farrill's usual Afro-Cuban jazz outings... None of the individual songs caught on, and the interpretations are usually quite concise, but this LP (which has not yet been reissued) is generally quite fun".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Chico O'Farrill
- "Live Oak" - 2:41
- "Patcham" - 4:01
- "Aromatic Tabac" - 4:17
- "Dry Citrus" - 3:30
- "Royal Saddle" - 2:42
- "Panache" - 2:45
- "Green Moss" - 4:30
- "Manzanilla" - 4:23
- "Clear Spruce" - 3:28
- "The Lady From Nine Flags" - 3:00
- Recorded in New York City on November 10, 1966 (tracks 2, 3 & 8), November 11, 1966 (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) and November 14, 1966 (tracks 4, 7 & 9)
Personnel
- Chico O'Farrill - arranger, conductor
- Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Art Farmer (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 & 10), Bernie Glow (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - trumpet
- Harry DiVito (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Urbie Green (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), J. J. Johnson (tracks 2-4 & 7-9), Benny Powell (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - trombone Julius Watkins - french horn (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 & 10)
- Jerry Dodgion (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Joe Firrantello (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 & 10), Eddie Wasserman (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Frank Wess (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - woodwinds
- Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 2-4 & 7-9)
- Larry Coryell - guitar (tracks 4, 7 & 9)
- Pat Rebillot - piano (tracks 2-4 & 7-9)
- George Duvivier - bass
- Gus Johnson (tracks 4, 7 & 9), Don Lamond (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Mel Lewis (tracks 2, 3 & 8) - drums
- Carl Hard - percussion (tracks 2, 3 & 8)
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9100-series/#a-9135 Impulse! Records discography
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 7, 2011
