Clark Terry: Color Changes (1960 – Candid Records)

This is one of flügelhornist Clark Terry’s finest albums. Terry had complete control over the music and, rather than have the usual jam session, he utilized an octet and arrangements by Yusef Lateef, Budd Johnson, and Al Cohn. The lineup of musicians (C.T., trombonist Jimmy Knepper, Julius Watkins on French horn, Yusef Lateef on tenor, flute, oboe, and English horn, Seldon Powell doubling on tenor and flute, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Joe Benjamin, and drummer Ed Shaughnessy) lives up to its potential, and the charts make good use of the sounds of these very individual stylists. The material, which consists of originals by Terry, Duke Jordan, Lateef, and Bob Wilber, is both rare and fresh, and the interpretations always swing.
Scott Yanow  (All Music Guide)

Track List:

1 – Blue Waltz

2 – Brother Terry

3 – Flutin’ and Fluglin’

4 – No Problem

5 – La Rive Gauche

6 – Nahstye Blues

7 – Chat qui Peche

Personnel:

Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn)

Yusef Lateef (tenor, flute, English horn, oboe)

Jimmy Knepper (trombone)

Julius Watkins (French horn)

Seldon Powell (tenor, flute)

Tommy Flanagan (piano)

Budd Johnson (piano, Nahstye Blues)

Joe Benjamin (bass)

Ed Shaughnessy (drums)

Original Release Date: November 19, 1960  –  Label: Candid Records

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