Melba Liston and Her 'Bones

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
All About Jazz	[5]

The All About Jazz review by Hrayr Attarian states: "Melba Liston is best known as an arranger and composer, thanks to her associations with Dizzy Gillespie 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".[5]

1. "Blues Melba" (Melba Liston) – 6:33
2. "The Trolley Song" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 2:30
3. "Pow!" (Leonard Feather) – 4:04
4. "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 4:03
5. "Christmas Eve" (Slide Hampton) – 5:00
6. "What's My Line Theme" (Granville 'Sascha' Burland) – 4:24
7. "You Don't Say" (Melba Liston) – 3:57
8. "The Dark Before the Dawn" (Hampton, Feather) – 3:23

• Melba Liston – trombone, arranger
• Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 3-6 & 8), Bennie Green (tracks 1, 2 & 7), Al Grey (tracks 1, 2 & 7), Benny Powell (tracks 1, 2 & 7), Frank Rehak (tracks 3-6 & 8) – trombone
• Slide Hampton – trombone, tuba, arranger (tracks 3-6 & 8)
• Ray Bryant – piano (tracks 3-6 & 8)
• Kenny Burrell – guitar (tracks 1, 2 & 7)
• Jamil Nasser (tracks 1, 2 & 7), George Tucker (tracks 3-6 & 8) – bass
• Frankie Dunlop (tracks 3-6 & 8) , Charlie Persip (tracks 1, 2 & 8) – drums