Jazz for Playboys is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess, trumpeter Joe Newman and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Freddie Greene recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the Savoy label.Jazzdisco: Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series accessed September 21, 2018
Track listing "Playboy" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:24 "Miss Blues" (Joe Newman) – 9:37 "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 4:13 "Low Life" (Johnny Mandel) – 4:59 "Pin Up" (Frank Wess) – 4:05 "Blues for a Playmate" (Kenny Burrell) – 10:58 "Southern Exposure" (alt. long take) – 7:42 - bonus track not on original LP Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on December 26, 1956 (tracks 1, 2 & 4) and January 5, 1957 (tracks 3, 5 & 6); track 7 recorded June 20, 1956
Personnel Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute Joe Newman – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4) Kenny Burrell, Freddie Greene – guitar Eddie Jones - bass Gus Johnson (tracks 3, 5 & 6), Ed Thigpen (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - drums Kenny Clarke (track 7) - drums
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