World of Trombones
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | January 8 & 9, 1979 Celebration Recording Inc., New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:58 | |||
| Label | West 54 WLW 8001 | |||
| Producer | Roger Pola | |||
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World of Trombones is an album by American trombonist, composer and arranger Slide Hampton, recorded in 1979 and first released on the West 54 label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn described the album as an "ambitious project with nine trombonists merging their skills under the leadership of Slide Hampton" and stated: "Hampton's arrangements are excellent, but there's more emphasis on performance style than real solo development."[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Chorale" (Slide Hampton) - 1:22
- "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) - 4:27
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 4:35
- "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker) - 7:17
- "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:48
- "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) - 5:30
- "Impressions" (John Coltrane) - 5:59
Personnel
[edit]- Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger, conductor
- Clifford Adams, Jr., Clarence Banks, Curtis Fuller, Janice Robinson, Tyrone Jefferson, Steve Turre, Angel 'Papo' Vasquez - trombone
- Earl McIntyre, Douglas Purviance - bass trombone
- Albert Dailey - piano
- Ray Drummond - bass
- Leroy Williams - drums
References
[edit]- ↑ Slide Hampton discography, accessed October 29, 2015.
- ↑ West 54 Records discography, accessed October 29, 2015.
- 1 2 Wynn, Ron. World of Trombones – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Sohmer, Jack (December 18, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat. 46 (18): 36–39.
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