I/We Had a Ball is an album consisting of jazz versions of songs from Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman's musical I Had a Ball performed by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Chet Baker which was released by Limelight in 1965.[1][2]
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Track listing
All compositions by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman
- "I Had a Ball" − 5:00
- "Fickle Finger of Fate" − 2:14
- "Almost" − 4:18
- "Faith" − 5:52
- "Addie's at it Again" − 4:57
- "Coney Island, U.S.A." − 2:25
- "The Other Half of Me" − 3:05
- "Think Beautiful" − 4:18
Personnel
Performance
Tracks 1, 3 & 5:
- Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
- Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, James Nottingham, Joe Newman − trumpet
- Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston − trombone
- James Moody, Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods − alto saxophone
- Roland Kirk − tenor saxophone, manzello
- Benny Golson, Lucky Thompson − tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams − baritone saxophone
- Milt Jackson − vibraphone
- Bob Cranshaw − double bass
- Art Blakey − drums
Track 2:
- Dizzy Gillespie − trumpet, vocals
- James Moody − tenor saxophone, flute
- Kenny Barron − piano
- Chris White − bass
- Rudy Collins − drums
Track 4:
- Art Blakey − drums
- Lee Morgan − trumpet
- Curtis Fuller − trombone
- John Gilmore − tenor saxophone
- John Hicks − piano
- Victor Sproles − bass
Track 6:
- Oscar Peterson − piano
- Ray Brown − bass
- Ed Thigpen − drums
Track 7:
- Milt Jackson − vibraphone
- McCoy Tyner − piano
- Bob Cranshaw − bass
- Connie Kay − drums
Track 8:
- Chet Baker − flugelhorn, vocals
- Bob James − piano
- Michael Fleming − bass
- Charlie Rice − drums
References
- ^ "Mercury Records Collection: Limelight LS-86002: I/We Had A Ball". microgroove.jp. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Henry, C. B. (2013). Quincy Jones: His Life in Music. University Press of Mississippi. p. 55.