Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36128: Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke

MG-36128: Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type C
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG-36128A-2 M MSII
	SIDE-B	MG-36128B-1 M MSI

Comments

stamp on back cover.

Later reissued as Mercury MG-20554 (mono) and Mercury SR-60122 (stereo).

Inside The Groove

Gibbs' best regards to the great Duke Ellington and his music.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Terry Gibbs quartet. The most unique point of the quartet is accordion in place of piano. As a result, both melody/chord instruments, vibraphone and accordigon here, sounds very neat. The arrangement throughout this album is also neat.

But please don't misunderstand this album as a “easy-listening” kind. The band really swings. Leroy Vinegar's walking bass surely contributes nice swingings.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	16617 (JB174)	Rockin' In Rhythm (Ellington - Carney - Mills)	2:39
A-2	16613 (JB170)	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Ellington - Nemo - Mills)	3:01
A-3	16609 (JB166)	Caravan (Ellington - Tizol - Mills)	4:10
A-4	16616 (JB173)	Solitude (Ellington - DeLange - Mills)	3:31
A-5	16612 (JB169)	Take The A Train (Strayhorn)	3:01
SIDE-B
B-1	16615 (JB172)	Sophisticated Lady (Ellington - Parish - Mills)	3:14
B-2	16610 (JB167)	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (Ellington - Russell)	3:45
B-3	16608 (JB165)	Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington - Russell)	2:34
B-4	16614 (JB171)	Johnny Come Lately (Strayhorn)	2:54
B-5	16611 (JB168)	C-Jam Blues (Ellington - Roberts - Katz - Thiele)	4:55

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Terry Gibbs (vibraharp, marimba, xylophone) with:
Pete Jolly (accordion), Leroy Vinegar (b), Gary Frommer (ds).

Recording Director: Jack Tracy.
Supervisor: Bob Shad.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on December 4, 1957.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Terry Gibbs (vib) :

EmArcy MG-36047 : Terry Gibbs
EmArcy MG-36064 : Vibes On Velbet
EmArcy MG-36075 : Mallets A Plenty
EmArcy MG-36103 : Swingin' With Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra
EmArcy MG-36128 : Terry Plays The Duke
EmArcy MG-36138 / SR-80004 : Allen's All Stars
EmArcy MG-36148 / SR-80027 : More Vibes On Velvet
Mercury MG-20440 / SR-60112 : Launching A New Sound In Music
Mercury MG-20518 / SR-60195 : Allen's All Stars (reissue of EmArcy MG-36138 / SR-80004)
Mercury MG-20535 / SR-60212 : More Vibes On Velvet (reissue of EmArcy MG-36148 / SR-80027)
Mercury MG-20554 / SR-60122 : Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke (reissue of EmArcy MG-36128)
Mercury MG-20704 / SR-60704 : Explosion!
Mercury MG-20812 / SR-60812 : Plays Jewish Melodies In Jazztime
Limelight LM-82005 / LS-86005 : El Nutto

EmArcy MG-36086 : For Jazz Lovers / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36087 : Bargain Day! / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36141 / SR-80009 : Newport '58 / Various Artists
Mercury MG-20133 : Swinging For The King / Various Artists
Mercury MG-20231 : Morgana King Sings The Blues / Morgana King
Mercury MG-20523 / SR-60200 : Newport '58 / Various Artists (reissue of EmArcy MG-36141 / SR-80009)
Mercury SRD-1 : Stereo Sampler Vol.1 / Various Artists