Clark Terry recorded “Serenade To A Bus Seat” in 1957 when he was still better known as a trumpet player then the master of the flugelhorn that he would become in the coming decades. Terry wrote five of the eight tracks on the album including the title track – a tribute to Terry’s life on the road playing with Duke Ellington. Of particular note is the playing between Terry and the tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, especially on the Terry composed tracks Boomerang and Cruising.
Released 1957 : Riverside Records : Catalog # RLP 12-237
Players:
Clark Terry – Trumpet
Johnny Griffin – Tenor Sax
Wynton Kelly – Piano
Paul Chambers – Bass
Philly Joe Jones – Drums