Nine Flags is an album by Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography accessed April 7, 2011
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".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 7, 2011
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)
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