Jazz Abroad

Jazz Abroad
Studio album by Roy Haynes/Quincy Jones
Released	1955
Recorded	November 10, 1953 and October 3, 1954 Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:07
Label	EmArcy MG 36083
Roy Haynes chronology
Roy Haynes Modern Group (1956) Jazz Abroad (1955) We Three (1958)
Quincy Jones chronology
Jazz Abroad (1955) This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1956)

Jazz Abroad is a split album by American jazz drummer Roy Haynes and composer arranger Quincy Jones featuring tracks recorded in Sweden in 1953 and 1954 and released on the EmArcy label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Pogo Stick" (Quincy Jones) - 6:20
2. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 5:36
3. "Jones' Bones" (Jones) - 5:42
4. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans) - 5:54

Side B:

1. "Little Leona" (Adrian Acea) - 4:56
2. "Miss Mopsy" (Joe Benjamin) - 5:07
3. "Gone Again" (Curtis Lewis) - 6:03
4. "Hagnes" (Roy Haynes, Sahib Shihab) - 5:29

• Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on November 10, 1953 (Side A) and October 3, 1954 (Side B)

Personnel

Side A:

• Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor
• Art Farmer - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, Åke Persson - trombone
• Arne Domnerus - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Lars Gullin - baritone saxophone
• Bengt Hallberg - piano
• Simon Brehm - bass
• Alan Dawson - drums

Side B:

• Roy Haynes - drums
• Åke Persson - trombone (tracks 1 & 2)
• Bjarne Nerem - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
• Ed Gregory - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1-3)
• Adrian Acea - piano
• Joe Benjamin - bass

References

1. EmArcy discography accessed October 26, 2015
2. Allmusic listing accessed October 26, 2015