Buck Meets Ruby

Buck Meets Ruby is an album by trumpeters Buck Clayton and Ruby Braff which was recorded in 1954 and released on the Vanguard label originally as a four track 10-inch LP.^[1][2][3]

Buck Meets Ruby
Studio album by Buck Clayton and Ruby Braff
Released	1954
Recorded	July 1, 1954
Studio	Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Label	Vanguard VRS 8008
Producer	John Hammond
Buck Clayton chronology
How Hi the Fi (1954) Buck Meets Ruby (1954) Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman (1954)
Ruby Braff chronology
Buck Meets Ruby (1954) Ball at Bethlehem with Braff (1962)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "A pair of spry, individualistic trumpet masters meet to a good end".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Just a Groove" (Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff) – 7:44
2. "Kandee" (Clayton) – 7:53
3. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 11:00
4. "Love Is Just Around the Corner" (Lewis Gensler, Leo Robin) – 3:54

Personnel

• Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff – trumpet
• Benny Morton – trombone
• Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Jones – piano
• Steve Jordan – guitar
• Aaron Bell – bass
• Bobby Donaldson – drums