The Thinking Man’s Trombone
Studio album by Al Grey
Released	1960
Recorded	August 23–25, 1960
Venue	Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:19
Label	Argo LP-677
Producer	Jack Tracy
Al Grey chronology
The Last of the Big Plungers (1959) The Thinking Man’s Trombone (1960) The Al Grey - Billy Mitchell Sextet (1961)

The Thinking Man's Trombone is an album by trombonist Al Grey released in 1960 on Argo Records. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "A boppish trombonist who was a master at using the plunger mute (crossing over into swing), Grey holds his own on this set ... Swinging and witty music". ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Salty Papa" (Al Grey) – 5:50
2. " Don't Cry Baby" ( James P. Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger) – 2:24
3. "Stranded" ( Frank Foster) – 5:30
4. "Rompin'" (Foster) – 4:00
5. "King Bee" (Al Grey) – 6:14
6. " When I Fall in Love" ( Victor Young) – 2:32
7. "Al-amo" ( Thad Jones) – 5:25
8. " Tenderly" ( Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 2:24

Personnel

• Al Grey – trombone, bandleader
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Benny Powell – trombone
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Eddie Higgins – piano (tracks 1-7)
• Freddie Green – guitar (tracks 1-7)
• Ed Jones – bass (tracks 1-7)
• Sonny Payne – drums (tracks 1-7)

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