I/We Had a Ball

I/We Had a Ball is a compilation album consisting of jazz versions of songs from Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman's musical I Had a Ball performed by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Chet Baker which was released by Limelight in 1965.

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman

"I Had a Ball" − 5:00
"Fickle Finger of Fate" − 2:14
"Almost" − 4:18
"Faith" − 5:52
"Addie's at it Again" − 4:57
"Coney Island, U.S.A." − 2:25
"The Other Half of Me" − 3:05
"Think Beautiful" − 4:18

Personnel

Performance

Tracks 1, 3 & 5: recorded in New York City on December 20, 1964

Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, James Nottingham, Joe Newman − trumpet
Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston − trombone
James Moody, Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods − alto saxophone
Roland Kirk − tenor saxophone, manzello
Benny Golson, Lucky Thompson − tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams − baritone saxophone
Milt Jackson − vibraphone
Bob Cranshaw − double bass
Art Blakey − drums

Track 2: recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL on November 6, 1964

Dizzy Gillespie − trumpet, vocals
James Moody − tenor saxophone, flute
Kenny Barron − piano
Chris White − bass
Rudy Collins − drums

Track 4: extracted from 'S Make It recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA on November 15, 16 and 25, 1964

Art Blakey − drums
Lee Morgan − trumpet
Curtis Fuller − trombone
John Gilmore − tenor saxophone
John Hicks − piano
Victor Sproles − bass

Track 6: recorded in New York City on May 18, 1965

Oscar Peterson − piano
Ray Brown − bass
Ed Thigpen − drums

Track 7: recorded in New York City on December 9, 1964

Milt Jackson − vibraphone
McCoy Tyner − piano
Bob Cranshaw − bass
Connie Kay − drums

Track 8: recorded at A&R Studios, New York City on November 20, 1964

Chet Baker − flugelhorn, vocals
Bob James − piano
Michael Fleming − bass
Charlie Rice − drums