Jazz for Playboys
{{Infobox album
| name = Jazz for Playboys
| type = Studio
| artist = Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell and Freddie Greene
| cover = Jazz for Playboys.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = December 26, 1956 and January 5, 1957
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:16
| label = Savoy
MG 12095
| producer = Ozzie Cadena
| chronology = Frank Wess
| prev_title = Opus in Swing
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = Wheelin' & Dealin'
| next_year = 1957
}}
Jazz for Playboys is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess, trumpeter Joe Newman and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Freddie Greene recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the Savoy label.[https://www.jazzdisco.org/savoy-records/catalog-12000-series/#mg-12095 Jazzdisco: Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series] accessed September 21, 2018
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|first=Scott|last=Yanow|class=album |id= mw0000896781 |title=Various Artists: Jazz for Playboys – Review |accessdate=September 21, 2018}}
}}
Track listing
- "Playboy" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:24
- "Miss Blues" (Joe Newman) – 9:37
- "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 4:13
- "Low Life" (Johnny Mandel) – 4:59
- "Pin Up" (Frank Wess) – 4:05
- "Blues for a Playmate" (Kenny Burrell) – 10:58
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on December 26, 1956 (tracks 1, 2 & 4) and January 5, 1957 (tracks 3, 5 & 6)
Personnel
- Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Joe Newman – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Kenny Burrell, Freddie Greene – guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Gus Johnson (tracks 3, 5 & 6), Ed Thigpen (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - drums
References
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Category:Albums produced by Ozzie Cadena