Manny Albam

• INCLUDES 7 BOMUS TRACKS

The legendary album "Blues Is Everybody’s Business" is widely regarded as the definitive work of one of the finest modern jazz arrangers off all time, the great Manny Albam. Recorded in September & October, 1957 the album features an all-star 19-piece band performing Albam’s masterful charts.

This edition also includes seven bonus tracks all of which are featured here for the first time ever on CD. The first five tracks pertain to all of Albam’s charts recorded on Larry Sonn’s LP "The Sound of Sonn" recorded between 1955 and 1956 and featuring another all-star 19-piece band. The final two tracks are live versions of Albam’s charts "Zanzy" and "Ida Bridges Falling Down", recorded by Larry Sonn’s big band in a concert produced and emceed by Al "Jazzbo" Collins.

PERSONNEL:

• ON TRACKS [1-4]
• Art Farmer, Nick Travis, Larry Sonn, Bob Brookmeyer, Urbie Green, Gene Quill, Al Cohn, Phil Woods, Milt Hinton and Eddie Costa

• 01. The Blues Is Everibody´s Business Part 1
• 02. The Blues Is Everibody´s Business Part 2
• 03. The Blues Is Everibody´s Business Part 3
• 04. The Blues Is Everibody´s Business Part 4

Recorded in New York, September/October, 1957

• [5-13] BONUS TRACKS FROM THE SOUND OF SOON
• Larry Sonn And His Orchestra : Larry Sonn, Jack Hanson, Abbey Hoeffer, Al Maiorca, Jimmy Nottingham (tp) Bob Ascher, Harry DiVito, Sid Harris, Mort Troutman (tb) Hal McKusick, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn, Bernie Fox (ts) Jack Agee (bar) John Williams (p) Jimmy Norton (g) Milt Hinton (b) Gus Johnson (d) George Devens (vib) Manny Albam, Al Cohn (arr)

• 05. Zanzy
• 06. Ida Bridges Falling Down
• 07. Close Cover Before Striking
• 08. It Looks Like Raid in Cherry Blossom Lane
• 09. The Flat Cap
• 10. The Sonn Also Rises
• 11. Lemon Twist
• 12. Zanzy (live version)
• 13. Ida Bridges Falling Down (live version)

Recorded in new York, October/November 1955 & April, 1956