Now Hear Our Meanin'
# Now Hear Our Meanin'

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.

* "Johnny One Note" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:25
* "Night Lady" - 8:12
* "I'm So Scared of Girls When They're Good Looking" (Jack Sels) - 5:25
* "A Ball for Othello" - 2:32
* "Sabbath Message" - 5:27
* "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
