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The Last of the Big Plungers is an album by trombonist Al Grey and the Basie Wing released in 1960 on Argo Records.

Track listing:
“Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:41
“Open Wider, Please” (Al Grey) – 4:48
“I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)” (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:15
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 3:03
“How Come You Do Me Like You Do?” (Gene Austin, Roy Bergere) – 2:29
“Bluish Grey” (Thad Jones) – 3:10
“The Elder” (Jones) – 5:10
“Bewitched” (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
“Kenie-Konie” (Frank Foster) – 6:03

Personnel:
Al Grey – trombone, bandleader
Joe Newman – trumpet
Benny Powell – trombone
Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Floyd Morris – piano
Ed Jones – bass
Sonny Payne – drums

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Released: 1960
Recorded: September 25 & 28, 1959
Venue: Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Argo
LP-653
Producer: Jack Tracy