In August 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Roll ‘Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands”, the 30th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Shirley Scott – organ
- Oliver Nelson – arrangements, conductor
- Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
- Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry – trumpet
- Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh – trombone
- Paul Faulise – bass trombone
- Attila Zoller – guitar
- Richard Davis, George Duvivier – double bass
- Ed Shaughnessy, Grady Tate – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- Roll ‘Em – Mary Lou Williams
- For Dancers Only – Don Raye, Sy Oliver, Vic Schoen
- Sophisticated Swing – William Hudson, Mitchell Parish
- Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
- Little Brown Jug – Joseph Winner
- Stompin’ at the Savoy – Edgar Sampson
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Thomas “Fats” Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
- A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald
- Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Mercer Ellington
- Tippin’ In – Robert Smith, Marty Symes
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