The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band - All Smiles(1968) (2017, Hi-Res)

Artist: The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band
Title Of Album: All Smiles
Year Of Release: 1968/2017
Label (Catalog#) : MPS Records
Country:: USA/Belgium
Genre: Jazz, Big Band
Quality: FLAC (*tracks)
Bitrate: 24bit / 96kHz
Time: 36:51
Full Size: 770Mb(+3%)
Info:wiki

Without ever making concessions to the trend of the moment, the Kenny Clarke–Francy Boland Big Band was the embodiment of the timeless art of the jazz orchestra. Its play was proof positive that a jazz big band compiled of top-flite musicians from both sides of the Atlantic could take off and soar. Regarded as the most important big band outside of the US, this bi-continental orchestra recorded over two dozen albums, close to a third of these under the SABA and MPS labels. Recorded in May, 1968, All Smiles was one of the Band’s highpoints. The album exhibits a style that became synonymous with this US-European enterprise: it not only swung – it was the perfect vehicle for Boland’s sophisticated modern arrangements. Trumpeters Benny Bailey and Idrees Sulieman, saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Ronnie Scott, as well as special guest vibraphonist Dave Pike are some of the jazz giants among the soloists in this 17-man combo who turn out some masterly short portraits. From the fleet-footed waltz I’m All Smiles to the bluesy party piece, By Strauss and the sensuous theme from Gloria, the journey continues on through to the furious John Phillip Souza finale, High School Cadets. Preferring varicolored intricacy over massive walls of sound, The Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band stood up against the constant flow of momentary fads, remaining true to the inventive tradition of the great big bands.

Tracks:
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01. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 3:23
02. "I'm All Smiles" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 3:25
03. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 3:03
04. "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira) – 3:29
05. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) – 4:47
06. "By Strauss" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:35
07. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 4:16
08. "Gloria's Theme (from "Butterfield Eight")" (Bronisław Kaper, David Mack) – 4:21
09. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 3:36
10. "High School Cadets" (John Philip Sousa) – 2:05

Personnel:
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Kenny Clarke – drums
Francy Boland – piano, arranger
Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Sonny Grey, Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier – trombone
Derek Humble – alto saxophone
Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Tony Coe – tenor saxophone
Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone, flute
Jimmy Woode – bass
Dave Pike – vibraphone
Kenny Clare – drums

All thanks to original releaser