Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty
Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty | ||||
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Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:43 | |||
Label | Strand SL/SLS-1006 | |||
Slide Hampton chronology | ||||
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Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (titled Slide! on the back cover) is the debut album by American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger Slide Hampton which was released on the Strand label in 1961.[1][2]
Reception
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Allmusic stated: "The hard bop music is ably interpreted by the medium-size group, which was overflowing with young talent".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Slide Hampton, except as indicated.
- "Newport" - 9:10
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer) - 3:24
- "Althea" - 4:01
- "Jazz Corner" - 4:22
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 3:00
- "Go East, Young Man" - 5:54
- "Patricia" - 3:42
- "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:10
Personnel
- Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger
- Burt Collins, Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little - trumpet
- Kiane Zawadi - euphonium
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone
- Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone
- George Tucker - bass
- Kenny Dennis (tracks 3 & 8), Pete La Roca (tracks 1 & 4-6), Charli Persip (tracks 2 & 7) - drums
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