Handle with Care (Clarke-Boland Big Band album)

Handle with Care is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 for the Atlantic label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Although pretty brief by CD standards at just 34 minutes 26 seconds, there's absolutely no filler in this highly recommended CD".

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.

1. "Long Note Blues (Here Is Cecco Beppe)" - 6:38
2. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) - 5:50
3. "Sonor" (Kenny Clarke) - 3:11
4. "Speedy Reeds" - 5:39
5. "Old Stuff" - 4:37
6. "Om Mani Padme Hum" - 8:30

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Francy Boland - piano, arranger
• Edmund Arnie, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Keg Johnson, Erich Kleinschuster, Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone
• Derek Humble - alto saxophone
• Carl Drevo, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Joe Harris - timpani
• Fats Sadi - bongos

References