Top and Bottom Brass is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography accessed September 17, 2012Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography, accessed March 9, 2015
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Terry is in fine form on a variety of blues, originals and obscurities along with the interesting versions of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "A Sunday Kind of Love" but the results overall are not all that significant".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Clark Terry except as indicated "Mili-Terry" - 4:19 "The Swinging Chemise" (Duke Ellington) - 6:58 "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) - 3:13 "Blues for Etta" - 7:22 "Top 'n' Bottom" - 4:51 ""127"" - 8:06 "A Sunday Kind of Love" (Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes) - 3:24 "Mardi Gras Waltz" - 4:03
Personnel Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn Don Butterfield - tuba Jimmy Jones - piano Sam Jones - bass Art Taylor - drums
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