''Melba Liston and Her 'Bones'' is the sole album led by trombonist, arranger and composer Melba Liston, recorded for the MetroJazz label in 1958.Fitzgerald, M Melba Liston Leader Entry accessed March 6, 2018
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review by Hrayr Attarian states: "Melba Liston is best known as an arranger and composer, thanks to her associations with
Dizzy Gillespie
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and subsequently Randy Weston. But she was a virtuoso trombone player as well. ... The leader's interplay with the other trombone players adds to the musical richness of the recording. Even in the company of high-quality, accomplished master musicians like these, her musical skills stand out. Her lyrical improvisations are melodic, clear and gay when she plays unmuted, and mysterious and warm when muted. This recording is one of the few places to hear Melba Liston solo".Attarian, H All About Jazz Review accessed March 6, 2018
Nicholas Brodszky
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Sammy Cahn
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# "Christmas Eve" (Slide Hampton) – 5:00
# "What's My Line Theme" (Granville 'Sascha' Burland) – 4:24
# "You Don't Say" (Melba Liston) – 3:57
# "The Dark Before the Dawn" (Hampton, Feather) – 3:23
trombone
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Bennie Green
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and ...
(tracks 1, 2 & 7),
Al Grey
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(tracks 1, 2 & 7),
Benny Powell
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Slide Hampton
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tuba
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Kenny Burrell
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guitar
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(tracks 1, 2 & 7)
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Jamil Nasser
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Frankie Dunlop
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Dunlop, born in Buffalo, New York, grew up in a musical family and began playing guitar at age nine and drums at ten. He was playing professionally by age 16 and re ...