Jazz for Playboys
Studio album by Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Kenny Burrell and Freddie Greene
Released	1957
Recorded	December 26, 1956 and January 5, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:16
Label	Savoy MG 12095
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Frank Wess chronology
Opus in Swing (1956) Jazz for Playboys (1957) Wheelin' & Dealin' (1957)

Jazz for Playboys is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess, trumpeter Joe Newman and guitarists Kenny Burrell and Freddie Greene recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the Savoy label.^[1]

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Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Playboy" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:24
2. "Miss Blues" (Joe Newman) – 9:37
3. "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 4:13
4. "Low Life" (Johnny Mandel) – 4:59
5. "Pin Up" (Frank Wess) – 4:05
6. "Blues for a Playmate" (Kenny Burrell) – 10:58

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on December 26, 1956 (tracks 1, 2 & 4) and January 5, 1957 (tracks 3, 5 & 6)

Personnel

• Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
• Joe Newman – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• Kenny Burrell, Freddie Greene – guitar
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Gus Johnson (tracks 3, 5 & 6), Ed Thigpen (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - drums