Jazz Is a Kick is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1960 for the Mercury label.Mercury Records Catalog: 20600/60600 series accessed November 27, 2015Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Watts, Watts, R & Eyries, P. Mercury Album Discography, Part 8: MG-20600/SR-60600 to MG-20799/SR-60799 Main Popular Music Series, accessed November 27, 2015
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This interesting LP matches together valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer with the slide trombone of Curtis Fuller. ...Brookmeyer and Fuller display contrasting styles while blending together quite well on the ensemble".
Track listing All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer except as indicated "Air Conditioned" - 4:53 "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 4:33 "This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:21 "Green Stamps" - 4:33 "The Things I Love" (Harold Barlow, Lew Harris) - 4:39 "Only When You're Near" (Chuck Darwin, P. Girard) - 3:30 "You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon) - 3:17 "Cooperation" (Ford Knox) - 7:30
Personnel Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone Curtis Fuller - trombone Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet (tracks 1–3 & 5) Wynton Kelly (tracks 4 & 6–8) - piano, Hank Jones (tracks 1–3 & 5) Paul Chambers (tracks 4 & 6–8), Eddie Jones (tracks 1–3 & 5) - bass Paul Motian (tracks 4 & 6–8), Charlie Persip (tracks 1–3 & 5) - drums
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