Misplaced Pages

Americans in Europe

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

1963 live jazz albums For emigrants from the United States to Europe, see American diaspora.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Americans in Europe" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Americans in Europe
Live album by Kenny Clarke / Idrees Sulieman / Bill Smith / Bud Powell / Albert Nicholas / Champion Jack Dupree / Curtis Jones / Don Byas
Released1963
RecordedJanuary 3, 1963
Koblenz, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length40:38
LabelImpulse!
AS 36 and AS 37
ProducerJoachim Ernst Berendt
Vol. 2 Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Americans in Europe is the title of two live albums by American jazz musicians recorded in West Germany in 1963 and released on the Impulse! label. The two volumes were later reissued on a single CD in 1994 but with five tracks from Vol. 2 omitted.

Reception

The Allmusic review called the CD compilation "A fine bop-oriented set of music by a variety of mostly underrated players".

Track listing

Vol. 1:

  1. "No Smokin' / Low Life" – 10:50
  2. "I Can't Get Started" – 5:40
  3. "Freeway / Pyramid" – 11:30
  4. "'Round Midnight" – 7:15

Vol. 2:

  1. "My Buddy Run Rabbits" – 4:33 Omitted from CD reissue
  2. "Why Daughter How Are You" – 4:00 Omitted from CD reissue
  3. "Rose Room" – 3:30 Omitted from CD reissue
  4. "Wine, Whiskey and Gin Head Woman" – 6:20 Omitted from CD reissue
  5. "Lots of Talk for You" – 2:50 Omitted from CD reissue
  6. "All the Things You Are – 9:55
  7. "I Remember Clifford" – 7:15

Personnel

Vol. 1, Track 1: Kenny Clarke Trio

Vol. 1, Track 2: Idrees Sulieman Quartet

Vol. 1, Track 3: Bill Smith Quintet

Vol. 1, Track 4: Bud Powell Trio

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Joe Harris – drums

Vol. 2, Tracks 1 & 2: The Traditional Americans in Europe

Vol. 2, Track 3: Albert Nicholas Quartet

  • Albert Nicholas – clarinet
  • Earle Howard – piano
  • Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Kansas Fields – drums

Vol. 2., Track 4: Champion Jack Dupree

Vol. 2., Track 5: Curtis Jones

Vol. 2, Tracks 6 & 7: Don Byas Quintet

References

  1. ^ Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed May 17, 2012
  2. Impulse! Records discography accessed May 17, 2012
Kenny Clarke
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Live albums
Related articles
Bud Powell
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Because Powell's discography features albums with the same title, record labels are identified to avoid any confusion.
As leader
or co-leader
With others
Compilations
and box sets
Compositions
Related
Idrees Sulieman
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Live albums
Related articles
Categories:
Americans in Europe Add topic