Having a Ball
1963 studio album by Al Grey
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Studio album by Al Grey | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | January 29, 1963 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Argo LP-718 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
Al Grey chronology | ||||
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Having a Ball is an album by trombonist Al Grey released in 1963 on the Argo label.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Track listing
All compositions by Al Grey except where noted
- "Deep Fried" – 3:45
- "One Day I'll Show You" (Maurice McAllister) – 5:30
- "Something's Got a Hold on Me" (Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods) – 5:15
- "I Don't Want To Cry" (Chuck Jackson, Luther Dixon) – 3:05
- "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King, Elmo Glick) – 3:50
- "Boss Tina" – 4:45
- "Rinky Dink" (David Clowney, Paul Winley) – 3:45
- "Stone Crazy" – 5:15
Personnel
- Al Grey – trombone
- David Burns – trumpet
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone (tracks 1, 3–6 & 9)
- Calvin Newborn – guitar
- Hugh Lawson – piano
- Herman Wright – bass
- Otis Finch – drums
References
- ^ Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. Argo/Cadet Records Listing accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 701 to LP 799) accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ Mortensen, S. The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ Bobby Hutcherson Discography – as a sideman: Night Song accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ ''Having a Ball – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Dizzy Atmosphere (with Billy Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Charlie Persip, Paul West, Billy Root, and Wynton Kelly, 1957)
- The Last of the Big Plungers (1959)
- The Thinking Man's Trombone (1960)
- Snap Your Fingers (1962)
- Night Song (with Billy Mitchell, 1962)
- Having a Ball (1963)
- Boss Bone (1963)
- Shades of Grey (1965)
- Grey's Mood (1973 & 1975)
- Struttin' and Shoutin' (1976)
- Just Jazz (with Buddy Tate, 1984)
- The New Al Grey Quintet (1988)
- The Al Grey - Billy Mitchell Sextet (with Billy Mitchell, 1961)