CLARK TERRY QUINTET with DON BUTTERFIELD - Top and Bottom Brass [Riverside] (1959-1992) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This lesser-known Clark Terry session (reissued on CD in the OJC series) has an unusual lineup with the flugelhornist joined by Don Butterfield on tuba, pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Taylor. Butterfield has nearly as much solo space as C.T. (and is given a prominent role in the ensembles) while Jimmy Jones's chordal solos are somewhat eccentric. Terry is in fine form on a variety of blues, originals and obscurities along with the interesting versions of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "A Sunday Kind of Love" but the results overall are not all that significant. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Mili-Terry 4'19
Smith, Terry
2     The Swinging Chemise 6'58
Duke Ellington
3     My Heart Belongs to Daddy 3'13
Cole Porter
4     Blues for Etta 7'22
Grant / Terry
5     Top 'N' Bottom 4'51
Clark Terry
6     "127" 8'06
Pauline Terry
7     A Sunday Kind of Love 3'24
Barbara Belle / Anita Leonard / Louis Prima / Stan Rhodes
8     Mardi Gras Waltz 4'03
Joe Ely / Clark Terry
Credits :
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Jimmy Jones
Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
Remastered By – Phil De Lancie
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Clark Terry
Tuba – Don Butterfield