3 in Jazz

3 in Jazz is an album released on the RCA label which features three separate sessions by vibraphonist Gary Burton's Quartet, Sonny Rollins & Co. and the Clark Terry Quintet recorded in 1963.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "three unrelated but consistently interesting sessions... Well worth picking up".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 2:54
2. "Gentle Wind and Falling Tear" (Gary Burton) - 2:52
3. "You Are My Lucky Star" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 3:40
4. "I Could Write a Book" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:10
5. "Sounds of the Night" (Gerald Fried, Johnny Mercer) - 2:58
6. "Cielito Lindo" (Traditional) - 2:25
7. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 3:08
8. "Blue Comedy" (Michael Gibbs) - 2:56
9. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 5:34
10. "Blues Tonight" (Clark Terry) - 2:29
11. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Dave Franklin, Cliff Friend) - 2:29

• Gary Burton Quartet recorded in Los Angeles, California on February 14, 1963 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8). Sonny Rollins & Co. recorded in New York, New York on February 20, 1963 (tracks 3, 4 & 9). Clark Terry Quintet recorded in New York, New York on March 11, 1963 (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11).

Personnel

• Gary Burton — vibraphone (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8)
• Jack Sheldon — trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8)
• Monty Budwig — bass (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8)
• Vernell Fournier — drums (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8)
• Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 4 & 9)
• Don Cherry — cornet (tracks 3, 4 & 9)
• Henry Grimes — bass (tracks 3, 4 & 9)
• Billy Higgins — drums (tracks 3, 4 & 9)
• Clark Terry — trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11)
• Hank Jones — piano (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11)
• Milt Hinton — bass (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11)
• Osie Jones — drums (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11)
• Willie Rodriguez — bongos, conga (tracks 5 & 11)

References