This article is about the album by Slide Hampton. For the album by Art Blakey, see Drum Suite. For the album by the Manny Albam-Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, see The Drum Suite.
1964 studio album by Slide Hampton
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Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | April 5, 9 & 18, 1962 | |||
Studio | Columbia 7th Ave, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 51:30 Reissue with bonus tracks | |||
Label | Epic LA 16030 | |||
Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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Drum Suite is an album by American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger Slide Hampton which was recorded in 1962 and first released on the Epic label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic stated "Overall the music is rewarding and if not quite essential, there are enough exciting moments (whether from the ensembles or the main soloists) to make this a recommended acquisition".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated
- "Fump" - 5:21
- "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:09
- "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 8:26
- "Gallery Groove" - 4:27
- "Our Waltz" (David Rose) - 5:23
- "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:35
- "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:14
- "The Drum Suite" - 6:55
- "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 3:14 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
[edit]- Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger
- John Bello (tracks 2 & 7-10), Hobart Dotson, Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 5-7), Willie Thomas (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8), Richard Williams - trumpet
- Benny Jacobs-El - trombone
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone
- Yusef Lateef - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8)
- Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan - piano
- Eddie Khan - bass
- Max Roach (tracks 1-8), Vinnie Ruggiero (tracks 7, 9 & 10) - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Fitzgerald, M., Slide Hampton Discography accessed October 29, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Drum Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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