Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars

Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars
Studio album by Jimmy Cleveland
Released	1956
Recorded	August 4 & 12, 1955 and November 22, 1955 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:48
Label	EmArcy MG 36066
Jimmy Cleveland chronology
Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars (1955) Cleveland Style (1958)

Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars is the debut album led by American trombonist Jimmy Cleveland featuring tracks recorded in 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review stated "although many of his sidemen get fine spots, Cleveland generally wins solo honors".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!" (Jimmy Cleveland, Jerry Jones) - 5:49
2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 4:59
3. "Vixen" (Leonard Feather) - 4:28
4. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 4:02
5. "Little Beaver" (Cleveland, Jones) - 7:45
6. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:32
7. "Count 'Em" (Quincy Jones) - 6:36
8. "Bone Brother" (Cleveland, Jones) - 5:38
9. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) - 4:15
10. "See Minor" (Cleveland) - 5:15

Personnel

• Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
• Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Lucky Thompson, (tracks 1-8), Jerome Richardson (tracks 9 & 10) - tenor saxophone
• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
• Hank Jones (tracks 3, 4 & 6-8), Wade Legge (tracks 9 & 10), John Williams (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - piano
• Barry Galbraith - guitar
• Paul Chambers (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 & 10), Oscar Pettiford (tracks 3, 4 & 6-8) - bass
• Joe Harris (tracks 9 & 10), Osie Johnson (tracks 3, 4 & 6-8), Max Roach (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - drums
• Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor

References