''Americans in Europe'' is the title of two live albums by American jazz musicians recorded in West Germany in 1963 and released on the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography
accessed May 17, 2012 The two volumes were later reissued on a single CD in 1994 but with five tracks from Vol. 2 omitted.

Reception

The

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review called the CD compilation "A fine bop-oriented set of music by a variety of mostly underrated players".Henderson, A
Allmusic Review
accessed May 17, 2012

Track listing

''Vol. 1:'' # "No Smokin' / Low Life" - 10:50 # "

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" - 5:40 # "Freeway / Pyramid" - 11:30 # " 'Round Midnight" - 7:15 ''Vol. 2:'' # "My Buddy Run Rabbits" - 4:33 Omitted from CD reissue # "Why Daughter How Are You" - 4:00 Omitted from CD reissue # "Rose Room" - 3:30 Omitted from CD reissue # "Wine, Whiskey and Gin Head Woman" - 6:20 Omitted from CD reissue # "Lots of Talk for You" - 2:50 Omitted from CD reissue # " All the Things You Are - 9:55 # " I Remember Clifford" - 7:15

Personnel

''Vol. 1, Track 1: Kenny Clarke Trio'' *

Kenny Clarke Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914January 26, 1985), nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-ha ...

- drums *

Jimmy Gourley James Pasco Gourley, Jr. (June 9, 1926 – December 7, 2008) was an American jazz guitarist who spent most of his life in Paris. Gourley was born in St. Louis in 1926. He met saxophonist Lee Konitz in Chicago when both were members of the s ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Lou Bennett - organ ''Vol. 1, Track 2: Idrees Sulieman Quartet'' *

Idrees Sulieman Idrees Sulieman (August 7, 1923 – July 23, 2002) was an American bop and hard bop trumpeter. Biography He was born Leonard Graham in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, later changing his name to Idrees Sulieman, after converting to Is ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

* Bud Powell -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

Jimmy Woode James Bryant Woode (September 23, 1926 – April 23, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. He played and/or recorded in bands with Flip Phillips, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Nat Pierce, Sidney ...

- bass *Joe Harris - drums ''Vol. 1, Track 3: Bill Smith Quintet'' * Bill Smith - clarinet *

Herb Geller Herbert Arnold Geller (November 2, 1928 – December 19, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life His mother, Frances ''(née'' Frances Mildred Fullman, al ...

- alto saxophone *Jimmy Gourley - guitar * Bob Carter - bass *Joe Harris - drums ''Vol. 1, Track 4: Bud Powell Trio'' *Bud Powell - piano *Jimmy Woode - bass *Joe Harris - drums ''Vol. 2, Tracks 1 & 2: The Traditional Americans in Europe'' * Nelson Williams, Peanuts Holland - trumpet *

Albert Nicholas Albert Nicholas (May 27, 1900 – September 3, 1973) was an American jazz clarinet player. Career Nicholas's primary instrument was the clarinet, which he studied with Lorenzo Tio in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Late ...

- clarinet * Earle Howard - piano *Jimmy Woode - bass * Kansas Fields - drums ''Vol. 2, Track 3: Albert Nicholas Quartet'' *Albert Nicholas - clarinet *Earle Howard - piano *Jimmy Woode - bass *Kansas Fields - drums ''Vol. 2., Track 4: Champion Jack Dupree'' *

Champion Jack Dupree William Thomas "Champion Jack" Dupree (July 23, 1909 or July 4, 1910 – January 21, 1992) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer. His nickname was derived from his early career as a boxer. Biography Dupree was a New Orleans ...

- piano,

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

*Bob Carter - bass ''Vol. 2., Track 5: Curtis Jones'' * Curtis Jones - piano, vocals *Bob Carter - bass ''Vol. 2, Tracks 6 & 7: Don Byas Quintet'' *

Don Byas Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led ...

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

*Idrees Sulieman - trumpet *Bud Powell - piano *Jimmy Woode - bass *Joe Harris - drums

References

{{Authority control 1963 albums Impulse! Records live albums Bud Powell albums Kenny Clarke albums Champion Jack Dupree albums Don Byas albums Curtis Jones (pianist) albums Idrees Sulieman albums