Drum Suite (Slide Hampton album)

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]

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.
Drum Suite
Studio album by
Slide Hampton
Released1964
RecordedApril 5, 9 & 18, 1962
Columbia Studio A, New York City
GenreJazz
Length51:30 Reissue with bonus tracks
LabelEpic
LA 16030
ProducerTeo Macero
Slide Hampton chronology
Jazz with a Twist
(1962)		 Drum Suite
(1964)		 Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton
(1962)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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

All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated

  1. "Fump" - 5:21
  2. "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:09
  3. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 8:26
  4. "Gallery Groove" - 4:27
  5. "Our Waltz" (David Rose) - 5:23
  6. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:35
  7. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:14
  8. "The Drum Suite" - 6:55
  9. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 3:14 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References
  1. Fitzgerald, M., Slide Hampton Discography accessed October 29, 2015
  2. Yanow, Scott. Drum Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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