Now Hear Our Meanin'

Now Hear Our Meanin is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 and released on the Columbia label in 1965.Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015Bigband Paradise album entry, accessed September 20, 2016

Reception

The AllMusic review stated "Their third studio date is a swinging affair, with potent charts by Boland and a number of strong soloists... The only disappointment with this disc is the excessive use of reverb and occasional shifting of instruments back and forth between both channels".

Track listing All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated. "Johnny One Note" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:25 "Night Lady" - 8:12 "I'm So Scared of Girls When They're Good Looking" (Jack Sels) - 5:25 "A Ball for Othello" - 2:32 "Sabbath Message" - 5:27 "Now Hear My Meanin'" - 6:29

Personnel Kenny Clarke - drums Francy Boland - piano, arranger Edmund Arnie, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet Keg Johnson, Erich Kleinschuster, Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone Derek Humble - alto saxophone Carl Drevo, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute Jimmy Woode - bass Joe Harris - timpani

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