Buck Clayton - Tenderly (1959)

This out-of-print Inner City LP has tasteful playing by Buck Clayton with a French quintet comprised of Jean-Claude Pelletier on piano and organ, guitarist Jean Bonal, bassist Roland Lobligeois and expatraite drummer Kansas Fields. The emphasis is on ballads and standards (although there are a pair of obscure Sidney Bechet tunes) but Clayton's appealing sound, naturally melodic style and swinging solos make all of the concise performances of interest to mainstream jazz fans.


Tracks:

1 I've Got Love To Keep Me Warm
2 Rosetta
3 Lonesome
4 Tenderly
5 Sugar Blues
6 Black And Blue
7 Premier Bal
8 These Foolish Things
9 Louise
10 Pennies From Heaven
11 Stompin' At The Savoy
12 I'm In The Mood For Love

Personnel:

Bass – Roland Lobligeois
Drums – Kansas Fields
Guitar – Jean Bonal
Piano, Organ – Jean-Claude Pelletier
Trumpet – Buck Clayton