Budd Johnson - Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960) {Riverside OJCCD-1921-2 rel 1999}

This reissue of a Riverside album, which surprisingly has not yet come out on CD, is a classic. The great Budd Johnson, who takes tenor solos throughout the date and also contributes a bit of clarinet in addition to providing the arrangements, is matched with four distinctive and very different trumpeters: Clark Terry, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Nat Adderley and Ray Nance (who doubles on violin). With Tommy Flanagan or Jimmy Jones on piano, bassist Joe Benjamin and drummer Herb Lovelle, the group performs four swing standards and four of Johnson's swinging originals. The colorful brassmen, Budd's versatile solos, and the inventive arrangements make this a particularly memorable set. Highly recommended.

Personnel
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, arranger
Nat Adderley – cornet
Harry Edison – trumpet
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
Clark Terry – flugelhorn, trumpet
Tommy Flanagan (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8), Jimmy Jones (tracks 3-6) piano
Joe Benjamin – bass
Herbie Lovelle – drums

Produced by Cannonball Addeley

Tracks
01 - All My Love
02 - Blue Lou
03 - Trinity River Bottom
04 - Driftwood
05 - Blues For Lester
06 - The Message
07 - Dont't Blame Me
08 - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)