17 Men and Their Music is a live album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in West Germany in 1967 and first released on producer Gigi Campi's own label.Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed August 24, 2016Johnny Griffin catalog accessed September 20, 2016Francy Boland discography accessed September 20, 2016Bigband Paradise album entry accessed September 20, 2016 The album's title phrase was added as a subtitle / "sticker" to re-issues of four Clarke-Boland Big Band albums: Faces: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 1; All Smiles: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 2; Latin Kaleidoscope: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 3; Fellini 712: Gigi Campi Presents 17 Men and Their Music 4
Track listing All compositions by Francy Boland except where noted. "Resurrection" (Kenny Clarke) "Woody Nightshade" "New Eye" "Mauve" "The 18th Man" (Clarke) "Klook's Report" (Clarke) "Personeske" "Hopeless" "Shihab, Humble & Co." "You Dig It" "The Griffin" "Kenny and Kenny"
Personnel Kenny Clarke - drums Francy Boland - piano, arranger Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Shake Keane, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier - trombone Derek Humble - alto saxophone Johnny Griffin, Don Menza, Ronnie Scott, - tenor saxophone Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute Jimmy Woode - bass Fats Sadi - percussion
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