Drum Suite (Slide Hampton album)
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
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
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 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
"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
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
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader or co-leader WithPepper Adams WithKenny Burrell WithJohn Coltrane WithArt Farmer WithElla Fitzgerald WithCurtis Fuller WithColeman Hawkins WithMilt Jackson WithJ.J. Johnson WithSonny Rollins With others
Tentets (Franco Ambrosetti , 1985)
Boss Tenor (Gene Ammons , 1960)
Big Brass (Benny Bailey , 1960)
Bash! (Dave Bailey , 1961)
Who Is Gary Burton? (Gary Burton , 1962)
Jazz Lab (Donald Byrd , 1957)
Carter, Gillespie Inc. (Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie , 1976)
Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
More Party Time (Arnett Cobb , 1960)
Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
Rhythm in Mind (Steve Coleman , 1991)
Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss , 1968)
Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1976)
Collectors' Items (Miles Davis , 1956)
Quiet Kenny (Kenny Dorham , 1959)
The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976])
Opening Remarks (Ted Dunbar , 1978)
Patented by Edison (Harry "Sweets" Edison , 1960)
The Book Cooks (Booker Ervin , 1960)
The Song Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
Chromatic Palette (Tal Farlow , 1981)
The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975)
Gettin' with It (Benny Golson , 1959)
Free (Benny Golson, 1962)
The Panther! (Dexter Gordon , 1970)
The Swingin'est (Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958)
Grey's Mood (Al Grey , 1973–75)
It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton , 1961)
Can't Help Swinging (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
Drum Suite (Slide Hampton , 1962)
Out of the Afternoon (Roy Haynes and Roland Kirk , 1962)
Really Big! (Jimmy Heath , 1960)
New Picture (Jimmy Heath, 1985)
Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson , released 1997)
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
Mirage (Bobby Hutcherson , 1991)
Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson , 1962)
Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet , 1962)
Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960)
Let's Swing! (Budd Johnson , 1960)
Heart to Heart (Elvin Jones , 1980)
Blues for Dracula (Philly Joe Jones , 1958)
Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones , 1956)
Mad Thad (Thad Jones, 1956–57)
A Story Tale (Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red , 1961)
The Adventurer (Clifford Jordan, 1978)
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
Booker Little (1960)
Vocalese (The Manhattan Transfer , 1985)
Flute Flight (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar , 1957)
Flute Soufflé (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
Dusty Blue (Howard McGhee , 1960)
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Charles Mingus , 1960)
De Lawd's Blues (Billy Mitchell , 1980)
Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell , 1960–61)
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
Jeru (Gerry Mulligan , 1962)
Jive at Five (Joe Newman , 1960)
Good 'n' Groovy (Joe Newman with Frank Foster , 1960)
Joe's Hap'nin's (Joe Newman, 1961)
Straight Life (Art Pepper , 1979)
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (1956)
Limbo Carnival (Dave Pike , 1962)
Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Dave Pike, 1962)
Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter , 1962)
Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester , 1960)
Wisteria (Jimmy Raney , 1985)
Swingin' with Pee Wee (Pee Wee Russell , 1960)
Stable Mates (A. K. Salim , 1957)
Here Comes Louis Smith (Louis Smith , 1958)
Roots (Idrees Sulieman , 1957)
Tate-a-Tate (Buddy Tate , 1960)
Color Changes (Clark Terry , 1960)
Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965)
Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
ZT's Blues (Stanley Turrentine , 1961)
The Frank Wess Quartet (1960)
Southern Comfort (Frank Wess , 1962)
California Soul (Gerald Wilson , 1968)
Pairing Off (Phil Woods , 1956)
Rights of Swing (Phil Woods, 1961)
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader
Open Sesame (1960)
Goin' Up (1960)
Hub Cap (1961)
Minor Mishap /Dedication! (Hubbard/Duke Pearson , 1961)
Ready for Freddie (1961)
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
Hub-Tones (1962)
Here to Stay (1962)
The Body & the Soul (1963)
Breaking Point! (1964)
Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath , 1965)
The Night of the Cookers (1965)
Blue Spirits (1965–66)
Backlash (1966)
High Blues Pressure (1967)
A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
The Black Angel (1969)
The Hub of Hubbard (1970)
Red Clay (1970)
Straight Life (1970)
Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu , 1970)
First Light (1971)
Polar AC (1971–73)
Sky Dive (1972)
Keep Your Soul Together (1973)
Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine , 1974)
High Energy (1974)
Gleam (1975)
Liquid Love (1975)
Windjammer (1976)
Bundle of Joy (1977)
Super Blue (1978)
The Love Connection (1979)
Skagly (1979)
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980)
The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry , Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson , 1980)
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980)
Born to Be Blue (1981)
Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981)
Outpost (1981)
Rollin' (1981)
Splash (1981)
Above & Beyond (1982)
Back to Birdland (1982)
Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982)
Ride Like the Wind (1982)
The Rose Tattoo (1983)
Sweet Return (1983)
Double Take (with Woody Shaw , 1985)
Life Flight (1987)
The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987)
Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey , 1988)
Times Are Changing (1989)
Topsy – Standard Book (1989)
Bolivia (1990–91)
At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991)
Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991)
Blues for Miles (1992)
MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95)
New Colors (2000)
On the Real Side (2007)
With Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers WithDexter Gordon WithHerbie Hancock WithBobby Hutcherson WithQuincy Jones WithWayne Shorter With others
The Soul of the City (Manny Albam , 1966)
The Other Side of Abbey Road (George Benson , 1969)
Out of This World (Walter Benton , 1960)
True Blue (Tina Brooks , 1960)
God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell , 1971)
Cables' Vision (George Cables , 1979)
Droppin' Things (Betty Carter , 1990)
Free Jazz (Ornette Coleman , 1960)
Olé Coltrane (John Coltrane , 1961)
Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961)
Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965)
Muses for Richard Davis (1969)
Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy , 1960)
Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964)
Undercurrent (Kenny Drew , 1960)
Leaving This Planet (Charles Earland , 1973)
Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin , 1967)
Interplay (Bill Evans , 1962)
Sonic Text (Joe Farrell , 1979)
Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1960)
Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962)
Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Benny Golson , 1961)
Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962)
Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959)
Sister Salvation (Slide Hampton , 1960)
Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
The Quota (Jimmy Heath , 1961)
Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
Big Band (Joe Henderson , 1996)
Pax (Andrew Hill , 1965)
Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965)
Sunflower (Milt Jackson , 1972)
Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973)
52nd Street (Billy Joel , 1978)
Reg Strikes Back (Elton John , 1988)
J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson , 1960)
Echoes of an Era (Chaka Khan , 1982)
Essence (John Lewis , 1960–62)
Water Sign (Jeff Lorber , 1979)
Doin' the Thang! (Ronnie Mathews , 1963)
Bluesnik (Jackie McLean , 1961)
MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Modern Jazz Quartet , 1994)
Fingerpickin' (Wes Montgomery , 1958)
Roll Call (Hank Mobley , 1960)
The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Oliver Nelson , 1961)
Sweet Honey Bee (Duke Pearson , 1966)
The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967)
Contours (Sam Rivers , 1965)
Drums Unlimited (Max Roach , 1965)
East Broadway Run Down (Sonny Rollins , 1966)
Numbers (Rufus , 1978)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin , 1965)
Giant Box (Don Sebesky , 1973)
Sugar (Stanley Turrentine , 1970)
Together (McCoy Tyner , 1978)
Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980)
Soundscapes (Cedar Walton , 1980)
Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston , 1960)
Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader Split album With others
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie (1940s)
Byrd Jazz (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Autumn Leaves (Cannonball Adderley , 1963)
Nippon Soul (Cannonball Adderley, 1963)
That's Right! (Nat Adderley , 1960)
My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson , 1960)
1st Bassman (Paul Chambers , 1960)
Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1960)
Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef (1960)
Pre-Bird /Mingus Revisited (Charles Mingus , 1960)
Breezing (Sonny Red , 1960)
Color Changes (Clark Terry , 1960)
Soulnik (Doug Watkins , 1960)
Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston , 1960)
Grantstand (Grant Green , 1961)
The African Beat (Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble , 1962)
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (1962)
Cannonball in Europe! (Cannonball Adderley , 1962)
Drum Suite (Slide Hampton , 1962)
Afro-Soul/Drum Orgy (A. K. Salim, 1964)
Invitation to Openness (Les McCann , 1971)
Homeless Brother (Don McLean , 1974)
Double Time (Leon Redbone , 1977)
Something You Got (Art Farmer , 1977)
Albums
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
Max Roach + 4 (1956)
Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58)
Award-Winning Drummer (1958)
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
MAX (1958)
Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958)
Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958)
Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958)
Deeds, Not Words (1958)
Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Quiet as It's Kept (1959)
Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich , 1959)
The Many Sides of Max (1959)
Long as You're Living (1960)
Parisian Sketches (1960)
We Insist! (1960)
Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
It's Time (1962)
Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus , 1962)
Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962)
The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali , 1964)
Drums Unlimited (1965)
Members, Don't Git Weary (1968)
Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971)
Re: Percussion (M'Boom , Strata-East , 1973)
Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton , 1978)
Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor , 1979)
M'Boom (1979)
One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton , 1979)
Pictures in a Frame (1979)
The Long March (and Archie Shepp , 1979)
In the Light (1982)
Live at Vielharmonie (1983)
Collage (M'Boom, 1984)
It's Christmas Again (1984)
Scott Free (1984)
Survivors (1984)
Easy Winners (1985)
Bright Moments (1986)
Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie , 1989)
To the Max! (1990–91)
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