Snap Your Fingers (album)

Snap Your Fingers is an album by trombonist Al Grey released in 1962 on Argo Records featuring studio and live recordings.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Trombonist Al Grey is joined by emerging young tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell on this pair of 1962 sessions ... There's not a bad track on this".

Track listing

1. "Nothing But the Truth" (Billy Bowen) – 3:20
2. "Three-Fourth Blues" (Gene Kee) – 5:23
3. "Just Waiting" (Melba Liston) – 2:57
4. "R. B. Q." (Kee) – 4:58
5. "Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 4:19
6. "Minor on Top" (Thad Jones) – 6:50
7. "African Lady" (Randy Weston) – 4:29
8. "Hi-Fly" (Weston) – 9:22

• Recorded at Birdland, NYC on January 31, 1962 (tracks 6–8) and Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL on February 19, 1962 (tracks 1–5)

Personnel

• Al Grey – trombone
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• David Burns (tracks 1–5), Donald Byrd (tracks 6–8) – trumpet
• Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
• Herbie Hancock (tracks 6–8), Floyd Morris (tracks 1–5) – piano
• Herman Wright – bass
• Eddie Williams – drums

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