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Now Hear Our Meanin'
Studio album by Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Released	1965
Recorded	January 25–26, 1963 Cologne, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:30
Label	Columbia CS 9114
Producer	Gigi Campi
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology
Handle with Care (1963) Now Hear Our Meanin' (1965) Swing, Waltz, Swing (1966)

Now Hear Our Meanin' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 and released on the Columbia label in 1965.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
Record Mirror

The AllMusic review stated "Their third studio date is a swinging affair, with potent charts by Boland and a number of strong soloists... The only disappointment with this disc is the excessive use of reverb and occasional shifting of instruments back and forth between both channels".

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.

1. "Johnny One Note" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:25
2. "Night Lady" - 8:12
3. "I'm So Scared of Girls When They're Good Looking" (Jack Sels) - 5:25
4. "A Ball for Othello" - 2:32
5. "Sabbath Message" - 5:27
6. "Now Hear My Meanin'" - 6:29

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Francy Boland - piano, arranger
• Edmund Arnie, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Keg Johnson, Erich Kleinschuster, Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone
• Derek Humble - alto saxophone
• Carl Drevo, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Joe Harris - timpani

References

1. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
2. Bigband Paradise album entry, accessed September 20, 2016
3. ^ Dryden, Ken. Now Hear Our Meanin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (15 January 1966). "The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band: Now Hear Our Meanin'" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 253. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

• 1965 albums
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band albums
• Columbia Records albums