Released 1959 | Release date 1959 Label Jazz Classics | |
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Recorded January 23 & 25 and September 1, 1958Atlantic Studios, NYC and Lenox, MA Similar Jimmy Giuffre albums, Jazz albums |
The Four Brothers Sound is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre featuring Giuffre's tenor saxophone overdubbed four times to recreate the sound of Woody Herman's "Four Brothers" band which was released on the Atlantic label in 1959.
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Reception
Brandon Burke of Allmusic states: "The effect of this overdubbing process is, while sonically challenging, unlikely to turn off listeners not quite sold on experimental jazz... ''Four Brothers Sound is proof that the term avant-garde needn't always be associated with harsh dissonance. This is a very enjoyable set".
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre except as indicated
- "Four Brothers" - 3:23
- "Ode to Switzerland" - 4:44
- "Blues in the Barn" - 4:46
- "Space" - 3:31
- "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:26
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:07
- "Memphis in June" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:31
- "Cabin in the Sky" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche) - 2:57
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 2:22
Personnel
Songs
1Four Brothers (feat Jim Hall)Jim Hall3:25
2Ode to Switzerland (feat Jim Hall)Jim Hall4:46
3Blues in the Barn (feat Jim Hall)Jim Hall4:44