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The Golden 8

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Released
  
1961

Length
  
48:25

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Music Matters Ltd.

Recorded
  
May 18 & 19, 1961

Artist
  
Kenny Clarke

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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The Golden 8 (1961)
  
Jazz Is Universal (1961)

Similar
  
Kenny Clarke albums, Jazz albums

The Golden 8 is an album by American jazz drummer Kenny Clarke and Belgian jazz composer and pianist Francy Boland recorded in Köln in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. The album established the relationship which led to the formation of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland except as indicated
  1. "La Campimania"
  2. "Cloria"
  3. "High Notes"
  4. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg)
  5. "The Golden Eight"
  6. "Strange Meeting"
  7. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter)
  8. "Dorian 0437"
  9. "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell)
  10. "Basse Guite"

Personnel

  • Kenny Clarke - drums
  • Francy Boland - piano
  • Dusko Gojkovic - trumpet
  • Raymond Droz, Derek Humble - alto saxophone
  • Karl Drevo - tenor saxophone
  • Christian Kellens - baritone saxophone
  • Jimmy Woode - bass

    • Songs

    1La Campimania3:31
    2Gloria5:05
    3High Notes4:01

    References

    The Golden 8 Wikipedia
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