The Last of the Big Plungers

The Last of the Big Plungers
Studio album by
Al Grey and the Basie Wing
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 25 & 28, 1959
VenueTer-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL
GenreJazz
LabelArgo
LP-653
ProducerJack Tracy
Al Grey chronology
Dizzy Atmosphere
(1957) 		The Last of the Big Plungers
(1960) 		The Thinking Man’s Trombone
(1960)

The Last of the Big Plungers is an album by trombonist Al Grey and the Basie Wing released in 1960 on Argo Records.[1][2][3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
DownBeat[5]

Track listing

  1. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:41
  2. "Open Wider, Please" (Al Grey) – 4:48
  3. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:15
  4. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 3:03
  5. "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" (Gene Austin, Roy Bergere) – 2:29
  6. "Bluish Grey" (Thad Jones) – 3:10
  7. "The Elder" (Jones) – 5:10
  8. "Bewitched" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
  9. "Kenie-Konie" (Frank Foster) – 6:03

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed April 24, 2017
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Argo/Cadet Records Listing accessed April 24, 2017
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 601 to LP 699) accessed April 24, 2017
  4. ^ The Last of the Big Plungers – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Gleason, Ralph J. (31 March 1960). "Al Grey: The Last of the Big Plungers". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 7. pp. 26–27.