The Last of the Big Plungers explained

The Last of the Big Plungers
Type:	Album
Artist:	Al Grey and the Basie Wing
Cover:	The Last of the Big Plungers.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	September 25 & 28, 1959
Venue:	Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Argo LP-653
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Chronology:	Al Grey
Prev Title:	Dizzy Atmosphere
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	The Thinking Man’s Trombone
Next Year:	1960

The Last of the Big Plungers is an album by trombonist Al Grey and the Basie Wing released in 1960 on Argo Records.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Track listing

1. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:41
2. "Open Wider, Please" (Al Grey) – 4:48
3. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:15
4. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 3:03
5. "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" (Gene Austin, Roy Bergere) – 2:29
6. "Bluish Grey" (Thad Jones) – 3:10
7. "The Elder" (Jones) – 5:10
8. "Bewitched" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
9. "Kenie-Konie" (Frank Foster) – 6:03

Personnel

• Al Grey – trombone, bandleader
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Benny Powell – trombone
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Floyd Morris – piano
• Ed Jones – bass
• Sonny Payne – drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed April 24, 2017
2. Fitzgerald, M. Argo/Cadet Records Listing accessed April 24, 2017
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Argo_Cadet_600.htm Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 601 to LP 699)