How Hi the Fi

How Hi the Fi, subtitled A Buck Clayton Jam Session, is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton which was recorded in 1953 and 1954 and released by Columbia.^[1]

How Hi the Fi
Studio album by Buck Clayton
Released	1954
Recorded	December 14, 1953 and March 31, 1954
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:55
Label	Columbia
Producer	George Avakian, John Hammond
Buck Clayton chronology
The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest (1953) How Hi the Fi (1954) Buck Meets Ruby (1954)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The most memorable soloists are the rambunctious Trummy Young, the harmonically advanced chordings of Jimmy Jones and an exuberant Woody Herman who was rarely heard in this type of jam session setting. With Clayton having worked out some ensemble riffs for the horns beforehand and plenty of space left for spontaneity, this music has plenty of magic".^[2]

Track listing

1. "How Hi the Fi" (Buck Clayton) – 13:40
2. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 14:00
3. "Sentimental Journey" (Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green) – 14:45
4. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 13:30

• Recorded in NYC on December 14, 1953 (tracks 3 & 4) and March 31, 1954 (tracks 1 & 2)

Personnel

• Buck Clayton – trumpet
• Joe Newman (tracks 3 & 4), Joe Thomas (tracks 1 & 2) – trumpet
• Urbie Green, Benny Powell (tracks 3 & 4), Trummy Young (tracks 1 & 2) – trombone
• Woody Herman – clarinet (tracks 1 & 2)
• Lem Davis – alto saxophone
• Al Cohn (tracks 1 & 2), Julian Dash – tenor saxophone
• Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone (tracks 3 & 4)
• Jimmy Jones (tracks 1 & 2), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks 3 & 4) – piano
• Steve Jordan (tracks 1 & 2), Freddie Green (tracks 3 & 4) – guitar
• Walter Page – bass
• Jo Jones – drums