Top and Bottom Brass

Top and Bottom Brass is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Riverside label.^[1][2]

Top and Bottom Brass
Studio album by the Clark Terry Quintet with Don Butterfield
Released	1959
Recorded	February 24 & 26, 1959 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:16
Label	Riverside RLP 12-295
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Clark Terry chronology
In Orbit (1958) Top and Bottom Brass (1959) Tate-a-Tate (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Terry is in fine form on a variety of blues, originals and obscurities along with the interesting versions of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "A Sunday Kind of Love" but the results overall are not all that significant".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Clark Terry except as indicated

1. "Mili-Terry" - 4:19
2. "The Swinging Chemise" (Duke Ellington) - 6:58
3. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) - 3:13
4. "Blues for Etta" - 7:22
5. "Top 'n' Bottom" - 4:51
6. ""127"" - 8:06
7. "A Sunday Kind of Love" (Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes) - 3:24
8. "Mardi Gras Waltz" - 4:03

Personnel

• Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Don Butterfield - tuba
• Jimmy Jones - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed September 17, 2012
2. Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography, accessed March 9, 2015
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2012
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1393. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.