Playing for Change (album)

This article is about the album by Jack Sheldon. For the multimedia project, see Playing for Change.

Playing for Change, is an album by trumpeter Jack Sheldon which was recorded in 1986 and released by the Uptown label in 1997.^[1][2][3]

Playing for Change
Studio album by Jack Sheldon
Released	1997
Recorded	May 24 & 25, 1986
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:09
Label	Uptown UP 27.43
Producer	David A. Sunenblick, Robert E. Sunenblick MD.
Jack Sheldon chronology
Blues in the Night (1984) Playing for Change (1997) Hollywood Heroes (1987)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

On AllMusic Ken Dryden states, "Jack Sheldon is probably better known for his trumpet playing on other musicians' record dates, but this 1986 studio date more than proves he is a capable leader ... Recommended".^[4] In JazzTimes, Chuck Berg wrote" Jack Sheldon-TV actor, antic vocalist and cut-up extraordinaire-also happens to be one hell of a trumpeter. Here, in a superb session from 1986, we get a telling reminder of just how compelling the Sheldon jazz persona is ... Whatever the tempo, and there are some scorchers, it’s Sheldon’s gorgeous tone and plucky melodism that impresses first, last and always. ... Throughout, the band cooks at a simmer apropos to the session’s dialogic intimacy. It’s serious fun at the mainstream summit".^[6]

Track listing

1. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 4:39
2. "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 5:52
3. "Ne Quittez Pas" (Bobby Porcelli) – 5:12
4. "You Better Go Now" (Irvin Graham, Bickley Reichner) – 3:44
5. "The Chase" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:54
6. "Dear Ann" (Paul Chambers) – 5:19
7. "Wait and See" (Jack Sheldon) – 3:17
8. "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Lew Brown) – 5:39
9. "Follow Me" (Cecil Payne) – 4:03
10. "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:58
11. "Trane's Strain" (Curtis Fuller) – 4:43
12. "No Trump" (Jerry Dodgion) – 4:58
13. "Nancy" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) – 5:51

Personnel

• Jack Sheldon – trumpet, arranger
• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
• Barry Harris – piano
• Rufus Reid – double bass
• Ben Riley – drums
• Don Sickler – flugelhorn (track 2), arranger (tracks 1-6 & 9-13)