Flirt and Dream (Remastered) Francy Boland

• 1Double Play Gal03:15
• 2Clown Princess02:43
• 3A Blue Girl in a Red Sunrise04:56
• 4Claudia02:55
• 5Turkish Girl02:38
• 6Pretty and Childlike03:17
• 7In the Darkness the Shape Seemed Familiar03:13
• 8But Supposin'04:40
• 9A Girl Mad as Birds02:14
• 10Lille Mor02:16
• Total Runtime32:07

Info for Flirt and Dream (Remastered)

Known best for co-leading the legendary Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland big band, Belgian pianist Boland also gained recognition as a major composer-arranger. His work with MPS represented an important slice of his recording career – the KC-FB big band recorded a half dozen times with the label, and Boland later recorded three more times for MPS with his own big band. This 1967 album is a departure; sure, the Clarke-Boland rhythm section, bebop innovator drummer Kenny Clarke, and bassist Jimmy Woode of Ellington Orchestra fame, remain. But in the place of a big band sits a 21-piece string orchestra. Lush, dark harmonies, Latinesque rhythms, swinging jazz waltzes that beckon lovers to dance, an intimate ballad, pulsating straight-ahead jazz permeate the heat of the night – and something special – Francy solos throughout! First and foremost an album for lovers – so pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage, lie back and relax, flirt and dream.

Francy Boland, piano
Nat Peck, trombone
Åke Persson, trombone
Jimmy Woode Jr., bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
Fats Sadi, percussion
Jean Warland, percussion
René Costy, concertmaster
Roger Speguel, concertmaster
Fernand Terby, conductor (String Orchestra)
René Costy, conductor (String Orchestra)
Roger Speguel, conductor (String Orchestra)

Recorded May 28th, 1967 at Decca Studios, Brussel, Belgium
Engineered by Wolfgang Hirschmann

Digitally remastered

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