CLARK TERRY - Wham (1976) lp | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Clark Terry's mid-'70s concert at the Jazzhouse in Hamburg, Germany, finds the trumpeter and fluegelhornist in top form. Most of the material had been a part of Terry's repertoire for years at the time of the concert. He alternates back and forth between fluegelhorn and muted trumpet (with one in each hand) in a brisk arrangement of "Perdido." He sticks to fluegelhorn for most the remaining tracks: His playing is full of humor during "On the Trail" (from Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite") and a long excursion into "Wham! (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)" (inexplicably credited to Dizzy Gillespie instead of Eddie Durham and Taps Miller). Terry also adds a good-natured vocal, as well as his matchless scat singing, to a spirited "Take the 'A' Train." Scott Bradford makes a game effort playing a rather out-of-tune piano, while bassist Larry Gales (misspelled "Gailes") and drummer Hartwig Bartz provide adequate support. The cover photo of Terry playing his fluegelhorn flipped 180 degrees is also priceless. This long out of print LP, with its generous amount of music, is well worth acquiring. Ken Dryden  
Tracklist :
1     Perdido 9'40
Ervin Drake / Hans Lengsfelder / Juan Tizol
2     On the Trail 8'10
Ferde Grofé
3     Jazzhouse Blues 4'20
Clark Terry
4     In Der Heimat Gibts Ein Wiederseh'n 2'12
5     Straight, No Chaser 5'32
Thelonious Monk
6     Wham! (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) 11'40
Eddie Durham / Taps Miller
7     Take the "A" Train 9'29
Billy Strayhorn
Credits :
Bass – Larry Gailes
Drums – Hartwig Bartz
Piano – Scott Bradford
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Clark Terry