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Released
  
August 1966

Roll 'Em Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (1966)
  
Soul Duo (1966)

Release date
  
1966

Label
  
Impulse! Records

Length
  
39:44

Artist
  
Shirley Scott

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 15 & 19, 1966 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Shirley Scott albums, Jazz albums

Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands is an album by American jazz organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although nothing all that unexpected occurs, it is fun".

Track listing

  1. "Roll 'Em" (Mary Lou Williams) - 4:08
  2. "For Dancers Only" (Don Raye, Sy Oliver, Vic Schoen) - 3:43
  3. "Sophisticated Swing" (William Hudson, Mitchell Parish) - 2:51
  4. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 3:54
  5. "Little Brown Jug" (Joseph Winner) - 3:57
  6. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson) - 3:57
  7. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Thomas "Fats" Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) - 3:30
  8. "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald) - 3:55
  9. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 5:19
  10. "Tippin' In" (Robert Smith, Marty Stymes) - 4:33

Recorded on April 15 (tracks 7-10) and April 19, 1966 (tracks 1-6).

Personnel

  • Shirley Scott - organ
  • Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor (tracks 1-4)
  • Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry - trumpet (tracks 1-4)
  • Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh - trombone (tracks 1-4)
  • Paul Faulise - bass trombone (tracks 1-4)
  • Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
  • Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4)
  • Danny Bank - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-4)
  • Attila Zoller - guitar (tracks 1-4)
  • Richard Davis (tracks 7-10), George Duvivier (tracks 1-6) - bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy (tracks 7-10), Grady Tate (tracks 1-6) - drums

    • Songs

    1Roll 'em4:07
    2For Dancers Only3:40
    3Little Brown Jug3:35

    References

    Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands Wikipedia
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