Sax No End is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band with guest soloist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1967 and released on the SABA label.[1][2][3] The album was also released in the US on Prestige Records as Fire, Heat, Soul & Guts!.[4]
| Sax No End | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | June 18, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Rhenus Studios, Cologne, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:16 | |||
| Label | SABA SB 15 138 | |||
| Producer | Gigi Campi | |||
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| Fire, Heat, Soul & Guts! cover | ||||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
The AllMusic review called it "a powerfully swinging session, a mixture of the wallop of Count Basie and the modernism of Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer".[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.
- "New Box" - 6:08
- "Sax No End" - 5:05
- "Griff's Groove" - 5:05
- "Lockjaw Blues" - 3:02
- "The Turk" - 2:20
- "Milkshake" (Kenny Clarke) - 5:02
- "Peter's Waltz" (Sahib Shihab) - 5:01
- "Griff'n Jaw" - 3:33
Personnel
edit- Kenny Clarke - drums
- Francy Boland - piano, arranger
- Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
- Shake Keane - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier - trombone
- Derek Humble - alto saxophone
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Carl Drevo, Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone
- Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Woode - bass
- Fats Sadi - bongos
References
edit- ^ Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ SABA/MPS Records listing, accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ Bigband Paradise album entry, accessed September 20, 2016
- ^ Prestige Records Catalog: 7600 series, accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ a b Keresman, Mark. Sax No End – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2015.