Big Brass

1960 studio album by Benny Bailey

Big Brass

Studio album by

Benny Bailey

Released| 1960
Recorded| November 25, 1960
Studio| Nola Penthouse Studio, New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 39:53
Label| Candid
CJS 9011
Producer| Nat Hentoff
Benny Bailey chronology
| Quincy - Here We Come
(1959)  | Big Brass
(1960)  | Midnight in Europe
(1964)

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Big Brass is an album by trumpeter Benny Bailey featuring performances recorded in late 1960 and originally released on the Candid label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

Ken Dryden of Allmusic says, "Big Brass marks one of trumpeter Benny Bailey's earliest efforts as a leader, but it is also one of the best releases of his career. ...The entire session has a relaxed air, as if old friends got together to play some well-rehearsed material, so it is warmly recommended".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "Hard Sock Dance" (Quincy Jones) - 5:47
2. "Alison" (Hale Smith) - 6:46
3. "Tipsy" (Oliver Nelson) - 6:54
4. "Please Say Yes" (Tom McIntosh) - 5:58
5. "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 8:03
6. "Maud's Mood" (Benny Bailey) - 6:25

## Personnel

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* Benny Bailey \- trumpet
* Julius Watkins \- French horn (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
* Phil Woods \- alto saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
* Les Spann \- guitar, flute
* Tommy Flanagan \- piano
* Buddy Catlett \- bass
* Art Taylor \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Edwards, D., & Callahan, M., Candid Records discography accessed October 19, 2015
2. ^ Jazzlists Candid Label Discography, accessed October 19, 2015
3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Big Brass – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 56\. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

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Benny Bailey

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Quincy – Here We Come (1959)
* Big Brass (1960)
* The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society (1981)
* The Satchmo Legacy (1999)

Live albums|

* The Rainbow People (1974)

Related articles|

* Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band

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Tommy Flanagan

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.

Albums
as leader
or co-leader|

* Overseas (1957)
* Lonely Town (1959)
* The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960)
* Solo Piano (1974)
* The Tommy Flanagan Tokyo Recital (1975)
* Trinity (1976)
* Alone Too Long (1977)
* Confirmation (1977–78)
* Eclypso (1977)
* Montreux '77 (1977)
* Ballads & Blues (1978)
* More Delights (1978)
* Our Delights (1978)
* Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1978)
* The Super Jazz Trio (1978)
* Together (and Kenny Barron, 1978)
* Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (1978)
* Something Tasty (1979)
* Super-Session (1980)
* The Standard (1980)
* You're Me (1980)
* ...And a Little Pleasure (1981)
* The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan (1981)
* Giant Steps (1982)
* Thelonica (1982)
* The Magic of 2 (and Jaki Byard, 1982)
* Blues in the Closet (1983)
* I'm All Smiles (and Hank Jones, 1983)
* The Master Trio (and Ron Carter, Tony Williams, 1983)
* Nights at the Vanguard (1986)
* Jazz Poet (1989)
* Beyond the Blue Bird (1990)
* Flanagan's Shenanigans (1993)
* Lady Be Good ... For Ella (1993)
* Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones (1993)
* Sea Changes (1996)
* Sunset and the Mockingbird (1997)

With
Pepper
Adams|

* Motor City Scene (1960)
* Encounter! (1968)
* The Master (1980)
* The Adams Effect (1985)

With
Kenny
Burrell|

* Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956)
* Swingin' (1956)
* Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956)
* All Day Long (1957)
* Kenny Burrell (Prestige, 1957)
* Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)
* Weaver of Dreams (1960–61)
* Bluesy Burrell (and Coleman Hawkins, 1962)

With
John
Coltrane|

* The Cats (no leader, 1957)
* Jazz Way Out (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
* Mainstream 1958 (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
* Tanganyika Strut (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
* Giant Steps (Coltrane, 1959)

With
Art
Farmer|

* Art (1960)
* Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962)
* The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
* Group Therapy (New York Jazz Sextet, 1965–66)

With
Ella
Fitzgerald|

* Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964)
* Ella in Hamburg (1965)
* Sunshine of Your Love (1968)
* Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) (1969)
* Ella in Budapest (1970)
* Ella à Nice (1971)
* Ella Loves Cole (1972)
* Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972)
* Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)
* Ella in London (1974)
* Fine and Mellow (1974)
* Montreux '75 (1975)
* Montreux '77 (1977)

With
Curtis
Fuller|

* Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957)
* Blues-ette (1959)
* Sliding Easy (1959)
* South American Cookin' (1961)

With
Coleman
Hawkins|

* At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960)
* Coleman Hawkins All Stars (1960)
* Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
* Back in Bean's Bag (1962)
* Desafinado (1962)
* Good Old Broadway (1962)
* Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962)
* Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962)
* Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962)
* The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962)
* Today and Now (1962)

With
Milt
Jackson|

* Bags & Flutes (1957)
* Bags' Opus (1958)
* Bean Bags (1958)
* Vibrations (1960–61)
* Invitation (1962)
* Statements (1961)
* Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)

With
J.J.
Johnson|

* J Is for Jazz (1956)
* Blue Trombone (1957)
* Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
* First Place (1957)
* J. J. in Person! (1958)
* Pinnacles (1979)

With
Sonny
Rollins|

* Saxophone Colossus (1956)
* There Will Never Be Another You (1965)
* Falling in Love with Jazz (1989)
* Old Flames (1993)
* Sonny Rollins + 3 (1995)

With
others|

* Tentets (Franco Ambrosetti, 1985)
* Boss Tenor (Gene Ammons, 1960)
* Big Brass (Benny Bailey, 1960)
* Bash! (Dave Bailey, 1961)
* Who Is Gary Burton? (Gary Burton, 1962)
* Jazz Lab (Donald Byrd, 1957)
* Carter, Gillespie Inc. (Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie, 1976)
* Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
* More Party Time (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
* Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
* Rhythm in Mind (Steve Coleman, 1991)
* Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
* Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1976)
* Collectors' Items (Miles Davis, 1956)
* Quiet Kenny (Kenny Dorham, 1959)
* The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976])
* Opening Remarks (Ted Dunbar, 1978)
* Patented by Edison (Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1960)
* The Book Cooks (Booker Ervin, 1960)
* The Song Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
* Chromatic Palette (Tal Farlow, 1981)
* The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975)
* Gettin' with It (Benny Golson, 1959)
* Free (Benny Golson, 1962)
* The Panther! (Dexter Gordon, 1970)
* The Swingin'est (Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958)
* Grey's Mood (Al Grey, 1973–75)
* It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
* Can't Help Swinging (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
* Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
* Out of the Afternoon (Roy Haynes and Roland Kirk, 1962)
* Really Big! (Jimmy Heath, 1960)
* New Picture (Jimmy Heath, 1985)
* Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson, released 1997)
* The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
* Mirage (Bobby Hutcherson, 1991)
* Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson, 1962)
* Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1962)
* Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960)
* Let's Swing! (Budd Johnson, 1960)
* Heart to Heart (Elvin Jones, 1980)
* Blues for Dracula (Philly Joe Jones, 1958)
* Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones, 1956)
* Mad Thad (Thad Jones, 1956–57)
* A Story Tale (Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red, 1961)
* The Adventurer (Clifford Jordan, 1978)
* Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
* Booker Little (1960)
* Vocalese (The Manhattan Transfer, 1985)
* Flute Flight (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
* Flute Soufflé (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
* Dusty Blue (Howard McGhee, 1960)
* Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Charles Mingus, 1960)
* De Lawd's Blues (Billy Mitchell, 1980)
* Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell, 1960–61)
* The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
* Jeru (Gerry Mulligan, 1962)
* Jive at Five (Joe Newman, 1960)
* Good 'n' Groovy (Joe Newman with Frank Foster, 1960)
* Joe's Hap'nin's (Joe Newman, 1961)
* Straight Life (Art Pepper, 1979)
* The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (1956)
* Limbo Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962)
* Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Dave Pike, 1962)
* Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962)
* Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester, 1960)
* Wisteria (Jimmy Raney, 1985)
* Swingin' with Pee Wee (Pee Wee Russell, 1960)
* Stable Mates (A. K. Salim, 1957)
* Here Comes Louis Smith (Louis Smith, 1958)
* Roots (Idrees Sulieman, 1957)
* Tate-a-Tate (Buddy Tate, 1960)
* Color Changes (Clark Terry, 1960)
* Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965)
* Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
* ZT's Blues (Stanley Turrentine, 1961)
* The Frank Wess Quartet (1960)
* Southern Comfort (Frank Wess, 1962)
* California Soul (Gerald Wilson, 1968)
* Pairing Off (Phil Woods, 1956)
* Rights of Swing (Phil Woods, 1961)

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