Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments
1961 studio album by The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra
Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments | ||||
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Studio album by The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | November 6, 7 & 8, 1961 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Verve V/V6 8455 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Bob Brookmeyer chronology | ||||
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Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1961 for the Verve label.[1][2] Brookmeyer said: "I consider it my pride and joy. I took many creative risks here, most based on the heels of working with Bill [Finegan]. I used woodwinds, double reeds and other instrument configurations I hadn't used before. My attitude toward the orchestration was really a big step forward in my development".[3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.[4]
Track listing
- "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:40
- "Why Are You Blue" (Gary McFarland) - 4:22
- "Some of My Best Friends" (Al Cohn) - 5:10
- "Gloomy Sunday" (Rezső Seress) - 5:40
- "Ho Hum" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 4:40
- "Detour Ahead" (Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter) - 4:30
- "Days Gone By; Oh My!" (Gary McFarland) - 5:00
- "Where, Oh Where" (Cole Porter) - 3:45
Personnel
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
- Bernie Glow, Joe Newman (tracks 3 & 4), Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis (tracks 1, 2 & 5–8) - trumpet
- Wayne Andre, Billy Byers (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8), Bill Elton (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Alan Raph - trombone
- Wally Kane - bassoon (tracks 4 & 8)
- Eddie Caine - alto saxophone, flute
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 2-5 & 7)
- Gene Quill (track 1), Eddie Wasserman (tracks 2 & 4) - alto saxophone
- Phil Bodner - tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
- Al Cohn - tenor saxophone (tracks 1–3, 5 & 7)
- Gene Allen - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Eddie Costa - vibraphone, percussion
- Hank Jones - piano
- George Duvivier - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
- Bob Brookmeyer (tracks 5–8), Ralph Burns (track 1), Al Cohn (track 3), Gary McFarland (track 2), Eddie Sauter (track 4) - arranger
References
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- Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (1954)
- Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others (1955)
- The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1954–55)
- Brookmeyer (1956)
- Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer (1956)
- Tonite's Music Today (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
- Whooeeee (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Street Swingers (and Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Traditionalism Revisited (1957)
- Kansas City Revisited (1958)
- Stretching Out (1958)
- Portrait of the Artist (1959)
- The Ivory Hunters (and Bill Evans, 1959)
- Jazz Is a Kick (1960)
- The Blues Hot and Cold (1960)
- 7 x Wilder (1961)
- Trombone Jazz Samba (1962)
- Samba Para Dos (and Lalo Schifrin, 1963)
- Back Again (1978)
- New Works Celebration (New Art Orchestra, 1997)
- Island (2002)
and with Clark
Terry
- Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Brookmeyer, 1961)
- Tonight (1964)
- The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)
- Gingerbread Men (1966)
- Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland and Clark Terry, 1965)