Serenade to a Bus Seat

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Serenade to a Bus Seat
Studio album by
Clark Terry Quintet
Released1957
RecordedApril 27, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:32
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-237
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Clark Terry chronology
Clark Terry
(1955)
Serenade to a Bus Seat
(1957)
Out on a Limb with Clark Terry
(1957)

Serenade to a Bus Seat is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[3]
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This set contains excellent straightahead jazz performed with plenty of spirit".[4][2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Clark Terry except where noted

  1. "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker) - 4:04
  2. "Boardwalk" - 7:01
  3. "Boomerang" - 6:01
  4. "Digits" - 4:08
  5. "Serenade to a Bus Seat" - 4:37
  6. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:15
  7. "Cruising" - 8:27
  8. "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 1:59

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed September 13, 2012
  2. ^ a b Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography, accessed March 9, 2015
  3. ^ Down Beat: January 23, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 2
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2012
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1390. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.