Nine Flags

1966 studio album by Chico O'Farrill

Nine Flags

Studio album by

Chico O'Farrill

Released

1966

Recorded

November 10, 11 & 14, 1966

Genre

Jazz

Length

35:17

Label

Impulse!

Producer

Bob Thiele

Chico O'Farrill chronology

Spanish Rice
(1966)

Nine Flags
(1966)

Married Well
(1967)

Nine Flags is an album by Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The overall music is quite different from O'Farrill's usual Afro-Cuban jazz outings... None of the individual songs caught on, and the interpretations are usually quite concise, but this LP (which has not yet been reissued) is generally quite fun".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Chico O'Farrill

"Live Oak" - 2:41
"Patcham" - 4:01
"Aromatic Tabac" - 4:17
"Dry Citrus" - 3:30
"Royal Saddle" - 2:42
"Panache" - 2:45
"Green Moss" - 4:30
"Manzanilla" - 4:23
"Clear Spruce" - 3:28
"The Lady From Nine Flags" - 3:00

Recorded in New York City on November 10, 1966 (tracks 2, 3 & 8), November 11, 1966 (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) and November 14, 1966 (tracks 4, 7 & 9)

Personnel

Chico O'Farrill - arranger, conductor
Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
Art Farmer (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 & 10), Bernie Glow (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - trumpet
Harry DiVito (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Urbie Green (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), J. J. Johnson (tracks 2-4 & 7-9), Benny Powell (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - trombone
Julius Watkins - french horn (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 & 10)
Jerry Dodgion (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Joe Firrantello (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 & 10), Eddie Wasserman (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Frank Wess (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10) - woodwinds
Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 2-4 & 7-9)
Larry Coryell - guitar (tracks 4, 7 & 9)
Pat Rebillot - piano (tracks 2-4 & 7-9)
George Duvivier - bass
Gus Johnson (tracks 4, 7 & 9), Don Lamond (tracks 1, 5, 6, & 10), Mel Lewis (tracks 2, 3 & 8) - drums
Carl Hard - percussion (tracks 2, 3 & 8)

References

^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 7, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 7, 2011

J.J. Johnson

Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release
(except for the film scores)

As
leader or
co-leader

J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946–49)
Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown/The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1/
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1953–55)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 3 (1955)
J Is for Jazz (1956)
First Place (1957)
Blue Trombone (1957)
Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
J. J. in Person! (1957)
Really Livin' (1959)
Trombone and Voices (1960)
J.J. Inc. (1960)
A Touch of Satin (1960–61)
André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1961)
J. J.'s Broadway (1963)
Proof Positive (1964)
J.J.! (1964)
Goodies (1965)
Broadway Express (1965)
The Total J.J. Johnson (1966)
The Yokohama Concert (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
Pinnacles (1979)
Concepts in Blue (1980)

With
Kai Winding

K + J.J. (aka, Nuf Said, 1955)
Trombone for Two (1955)
Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (one side each, 1956)
Jay and Kai + 6 (1956)
Jay and Kai (1955–57)
The Great Kai & J. J. (1960)
Israel (1968)
Betwixt & Between (1968)
Stonebone (1969)

Albums
as
sideman or
arranger/
composer

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955)
Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley, 1966)
The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
Basie Jam (Count Basie, 1973)
The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner, 1973)
Night Song (Kenny Burrell, 1969)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964)
New York Slick (Ron Carter, 1979)
Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50)
Young Man with a Horn/Miles Davis Volume 1/Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952)
Summertime (Paul Desmond, 1968)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955)
At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald, 1957)
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1949)
Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie, 1951)
Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960)
The Modern Touch (Benny Golson, 1957)
The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins, 1957)
Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday, 1958)
And Then Again (Elvin Jones, 1965)
The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis, 1955)
The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff, 1966)
Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson, 1966)
Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson, 1965–66)
Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill, 1966)
Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
Alfie (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos, 1975)
New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin, 1964)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965)
Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt, 1965)
What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
Joyride (Stanley Turrentine, 1965)

Film
scores

Man and Boy (1971)
Across 110th Street (1972)
Top of the Heap (1972)
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
Willie Dynamite (1974)

Discography

v t e Clark Terry
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Clark Terry (1955) Serenade to a Bus Seat (1957) Out on a Limb with Clark Terry (1957) Duke with a Difference (1957) In Orbit (1958) Top and Bottom Brass (1959) Tate-a-Tate (and Buddy Tate, 1960) Color Changes (1960) Everything's Mellow (1961) Clark Terry Plays the Jazz Version of All American (1962) Back in Bean's Bag (and Coleman Hawkins, 1962) 3 in Jazz (split album with Gary Burton & Sonny Rollins, 1963) Oscar Peterson Trio + One (1964) The Happy Horns of Clark Terry (1964) Tonight (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1964) The Power of Positive Swinging (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1965) Gingerbread Men (and Bob Brookmeyer, 1966) Mumbles (1966) Soul Duo (and Shirley Scott, 1966) Spanish Rice (and Chico O'Farrill, 1966) It's What's Happenin' (1967) Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry (1975) Ain't Misbehavin' (1979) Mother———! Mother———!! (1979) Memories of Duke (1980)
With Duke Ellington	Ellington Uptown (1952) Premiered by Ellington (1953) Ellington '55 (1953–54) Dance to the Duke! (1953–54) Ellington Showcase (1953–55) A Drum Is a Woman (1956) Blue Rose (1956) Ellington at Newport (1956) Such Sweet Thunder (1957) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957) All Star Road Band (1957) Ellington Indigos (1957) Black, Brown and Beige (1958) Blues in Orbit (1958–59) Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque (1958) The Cosmic Scene (1958) Festival Session (1959) The Ellington Suites (1959) The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (1967)
With Johnny Hodges	Creamy (1954) Ellingtonia '56 (1956) Duke's in Bed (1956) The Big Sound (1957) Big Bags (with Milt Jackson, 1962) For Someone I Love (with Milt Jackson, 1963) Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
With Quincy Jones	The Birth of a Band! (1959) I Dig Dancers (1960) The Quintessence (1961) Big Band Bossa Nova (1962) Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits (1962–63) Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964) Quincy Plays for Pussycats (1959–65) The Hot Rock (1972)
With Herbie Mann	Our Mann Flute (1960–66) Latin Fever (1962–64) My Kinda Groove (1964) The Beat Goes On (1964–67) The Herbie Mann String Album (1964–67)
With Oliver Nelson	Impressions of Phaedra (1962) Full Nelson (1962–63) Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966) Happenings (with Hank Jones, 1966) Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66) The Sound of Feeling (1966–67) The Spirit of '67 (with Pee Wee Russell, 1967)
With others	My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson, 1959) Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Bob Brookmeyer, 1961) Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Gene Ammons, 1961) Late Hour Special (Gene Ammons, 1961–62) Velvet Soul (Gene Ammons, 1962) One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey, 1960) Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960) Goodies (George Benson, 1968) Bobo's Beat (Willie Bobo, 1968) Jam Session (Clifford Brown, 1954) Ruth Brown '65 (Ruth Brown, 1964) Who Is Gary Burton? (1962) Byrd at the Gate (Charlie Byrd, 1963) Son of Drum Suite (Al Cohn, 1960) The Magic Touch (Tadd Dameron, 1962) Afro-Jaws (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960) Trane Whistle (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960) Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962) Ella Abraça Jobim (Ella Fitzgerald, 1980–81) Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz, 1962) Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (1965) Gillespiana (Dizzy Gillespie, 1960) Carnegie Hall Concert (Dizzy Gillespie, 1961) Cookin' (Paul Gonsalves, 1957) The Big Soul-Band (Johnny Griffin, 1960) White Gardenia (Johnny Griffin, 1961) Homage to Duke (Dave Grusin, 1993) The Further Adventures of El Chico (Chico Hamilton, 1966) It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961) You Better Know It!!! (Lionel Hampton, 1964) Really Big! (Jimmy Heath, 1960) Friends Old and New (John Hicks, 1992) Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (JATP, 1983) Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960) J.J.! (J.J. Johnson, 1964) Goodies (J.J. Johnson, 1965) Concepts in Blue (J.J. Johnson, 1980) Summit Meeting (Elvin Jones, 1977) Down Home (Sam Jones, 1962) At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963) The Centaur and the Phoenix (Yusef Lateef, 1960) Themes from Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz (Mundell Lowe, 1960) Satan in High Heels (Mundell Lowe, 1961) The Soul of Hollywood (Junior Mance, 1962) The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland, 1961) Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland, 1965) Mingus Revisited/Pre-Bird (Charles Mingus, 1960) The Complete Town Hall Concert (Charles Mingus, 1962) Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell, 1960–61) A Sure Thing (Blue Mitchell, 1962) Jazz Dialogue (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1965) Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960) Gerry Mulligan '63 (Gerry Mulligan, 1962) That's How I Love the Blues! (Mark Murphy, 1962) Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill, 1966) Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts (1974) The Alternate Blues (Oscar Peterson, 1980) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980) Basically Duke (Oscar Pettiford, 1954) The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (Big Joe Turner, 1974) Bossa Nova Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962) Jazz for the Jet Set (Dave Pike, 1965) Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958) New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin, 1964) Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965) Hobo Flats (Jimmy Smith, 1963) The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt, 1965) I Keep Comin' Back! (Sonny Stitt, 1966) Taylor Made Jazz (Billy Taylor, 1959) New York City R&B (Cecil Taylor, 1961) Kwamina (Billy Taylor, 1961) Out of the Storm (Ed Thigpen, 1966) Devil May Care (Teri Thornton, 1960–61) Joyride (Stanley Turrentine, 1965) Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner, 1963) Dinah Jams (Dinah Washington, 1954) Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960) At Newport '63 (with Joe Williams, 1963) New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003) Kai Olé (Kai Winding, 1961) The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Jimmy Woode, 1957)