Nine Flags

Nine Flags is an album by Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The overall music is quite different from O'Farrill's usual Afro-Cuban jazz outings... None of the individual songs caught on, and the interpretations are usually quite concise, but this LP (which has not yet been reissued) is generally quite fun".

Track listing

1. "Live Oak" - 2:41
2. "Patcham" - 4:01
3. "Aromatic Tabac" - 4:17
4. "Dry Citrus" - 3:30
5. "Royal Saddle" - 2:42
6. "Panache" - 2:45
7. "Green Moss" - 4:30
8. "Manzanilla" - 4:23
9. "Clear Spruce" - 3:28
10. "The Lady From Nine Flags" - 3:00

Personnel

• Chico O'Farrill - arranger, conductor
• Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Art Farmer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8 & 10), Bernie Glow (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - trumpet
• Harry DiVito (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Urbie Green (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), J. J. Johnson (tracks 2–4 & 7–9), Benny Powell (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - trombone
• Julius Watkins - french horn (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8 & 10)
• Jerry Dodgion (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Joe Firrantello (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8 & 10), Eddie Wasserman (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Frank Wess (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - woodwinds
• Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 2–4 & 7–9)
• Larry Coryell - guitar (tracks 4, 7 & 9)
• Pat Rebillot - piano (tracks 2–4 & 7–9)
• George Duvivier - bass
• Gus Johnson (tracks 4, 7 & 9), Don Lamond (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Mel Lewis (tracks 2, 3 & 8) - drums
• Carl Hard - percussion (tracks 2, 3 & 8)

References