Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.Riverside Records Catalog: 300 series. Retrieved July 6, 2017Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography. Retrieved July 6, 2017
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The great Budd Johnson, who takes tenor solos throughout the date and also contributes a bit of clarinet in addition to providing the arrangements, is matched with four distinctive and very different trumpeters ... the group performs four swing standards and four of Johnson's swinging originals. The colorful brassmen, Budd's versatile solos, and the inventive arrangements make this a particularly memorable set. Highly recommended". In JazzTimes, Duck Baker observed "The soloing is inspired, the program is well chosen and Johnson’s arrangements are great. This is modern-mainstream jazz at its best".Baker, D. JazzTimes Review. Retrieved July 6, 2017
Track listing All compositions by Budd Johnson except where noted. "All My Love" (Harry Akst, Saul Chaplin, Al Jolson) – 4:05 "Blue Lou" (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) – 5:11 "Driftwood" – 8:08 "Trinity River Bottom" – 4:22 "Blues for Lester" – 6:56 "The Message" – 6:41 "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 4:16 "I'll Get By" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 4:33 Recorded in New York City on August 22, 1960 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8) and September 6, 1960 (tracks 3–6)
Personnel Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, arranger Nat Adderley – cornet Harry Edison – trumpet Ray Nance – trumpet, violin Clark Terry – flugelhorn, trumpet Tommy Flanagan (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8), Jimmy Jones (tracks 3–6) piano Joe Benjamin – bass Herbie Lovelle – drums
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