Handle with Care (Clarke-Boland Big Band album)

Handle with Care
Studio album by Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Released	1963
Recorded	January 25 & 26, 1963 Cologne, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:25
Label	Atlantic SD 1404
Producer	Gigi Campi
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology
Jazz Is Universal (1962) Handle with Care (1962) Now Hear Our Meanin' (1965)

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.^[1][2]

Reception

The AllMusic review stated "Although pretty brief by CD standards at just 34 minutes 26 seconds, there's absolutely no filler in this highly recommended CD". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland except as 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

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed October 14, 2015
2. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band diswcography accessed October 14, 2015
3. Dryden, Ken. Handle with Care – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2015.