Life Is a Many Splendored Gig

Life Is a Many Splendored Gig is an album by the Herb Pomeroy Orchestra.

Life Is a Many Splendored Gig
Studio album by
Herb Pomeroy
Released1957 or early 1958
RecordedJune 1957, New York
GenreJazz
LabelRoulette
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Recording and music

The album was recorded in New York in June 1957.[2][3] The arrangements were written by various band members.[3]

Release

The album was released by Roulette Records in 1957[1] or early 1958.[3] It was issued on CD by Fresh Sound Records more than four decades later.[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "for admirers of sophisticated big-band music it's an unexpected delight".[2]

Track listing
  1. "Blue Grass"
  2. "Wolafunt's Lament"
  3. "Jack Sprat"
  4. "Aluminum Baby"
  5. "It's Sandman"
  6. "Our Delight"
  7. "Theme for Terry"
  8. "No One Will Room with Me"
  9. "Feather Merchant"
  10. "Big Man"
  11. "Less Talk"

Personnel
  • Herb Pomeroy – trumpet
  • Lennie Johnson – trumpet
  • Augie Ferretti – trumpet
  • Everett Longstreth – trumpet
  • Joe Gordon – trumpet
  • Joe Ciavardone – trombone
  • Bill Legan – trombone
  • Gene DiStasio – trombone
  • Deane Haskins – baritone sax
  • Varty Haroutunian – tenor sax
  • Jaki Byard – tenor sax
  • Zoot Sims (uncredited) – tenor sax[1][3]
  • Dave Chapman – alto sax
  • Boots Mussulli – alto sax
  • Ray Santisi – piano
  • John Neves – bass
  • Jimmy Zitano – drums
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References
  1. Dryden, Ken "Herb Pomeroy – Life Is a Many Splendored Gig". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1171. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Vacca, Richard (February 2, 2014) "January 1958: Life Is a Many Splendored Gig for the Pomeroy Band". Troy Street Publishing.
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