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I/We Had a Ball

I/We Had a Ball is an album consisting of jazz versions of songs from Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman's musical I Had a Ball performed by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Chet Baker which was released by Limelight in 1965.[1][2]

I/We Had a Ball
Compilation album by
Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Chet Baker
Released1965
RecordedNovember 6, 20 & 25, 1964;
December 9 & 20, 1964;
May 18, 1965
StudioChicago, Los Angeles, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelLimelight
ProducerJack Tracy
Quincy Jones chronology
Golden Boy
(1964) 		I/We Had a Ball
(1965) 		The Pawnbroker
(1965)
Milt Jackson chronology
Jazz 'n' Samba
(1964) 		I/We Had a Ball
(1965) 		In a New Setting
(1965)
Oscar Peterson chronology
Canadiana Suite
(1965) 		I/We Had a Ball
(1965) 		Eloquence
(1965)

Track listing

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All compositions by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman

  1. "I Had a Ball" − 5:00
  2. "Fickle Finger of Fate" − 2:14
  3. "Almost" − 4:18
  4. "Faith" − 5:52
  5. "Addie's at it Again" − 4:57
  6. "Coney Island, U.S.A." − 2:25
  7. "The Other Half of Me" − 3:05
  8. "Think Beautiful" − 4:18

Personnel

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Performance

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Tracks 1, 3 & 5: recorded in New York City on December 20, 1964.

Track 2:

Track 4:

Track 6: recorded in New York City on May 18, 1965

Track 7: recorded in New York City on December 9, 1964.

Track 8:

References

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  1. ^ "Mercury Records Collection: Limelight LS-86002: I/We Had A Ball". microgroove.jp. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ Henry, C. B. (2013). Quincy Jones: His Life in Music. University Press of Mississippi. p. 55.
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