Faces (subtitled 17 Men and Their Music) is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label.Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015SABA/MPS Records listing, accessed October 14, 2015Johnny Griffin Catalog, accessed October 14, 2015Dusko Gojkovic discography, accessed September 20, 2016Bigband Paradise album entry accessed September 20, 2016
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing, accessed October 14, 2015
Track listing All compositions by Francy Boland. "1st Movement: Vortographs" - 10:31 "2nd Movement: Solarisation" - 8:12 "3rd Movement: Panchromatic" - 3:40 "4th Movement: Macrographic" - 12:37
Personnel Kenny Clarke - drums Francy Boland - piano, arranger Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, 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 Kenny Clare - drums Fats Sadi - vibraphone, percussion
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