Native Colours

Native Colours
Studio album by
Billy Drummond Quartet
Released1992
RecordedMarch 15, 1991
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length62:34
LabelCriss Cross Jazz
Criss 1057
ProducerPeter Leitch
Billy Drummond chronology
Native Colours
(1992) 		The Gift
(1995)

Native Colours is the debut album by drummer Billy Drummond which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label the following year.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

In his review on Allmusic, Greg Turner stated "This is a fine debut by one of jazz's best young drummers".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Renee Rosnes except where noted

  1. "8/4 Beat" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 5:49
  2. "Native Colours" – 6:11
  3. "San Francisco Holiday - Worry Later" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:14
  4. "Waltz for Sweetie" (Walter Bishop Jr.) – 10:08
  5. "One for Walton" – 4:54
  6. "Lexicon" – 6:45
  7. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) – 6:10
  8. "Yesterday's Gardenias" (Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson) – 9:57
  9. "Happy House" (Ornette Coleman) – 6:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Criss Cross Jazz: album entry accessed February 28, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Billy Drummond Catalog accessed February 28, 2019
  3. ^ Kenny Barron: discography accessed February 28, 2019
  4. ^ Renee Rosnes: Original Works, accessed February 28, 2019
  5. ^ a b Turner, Greg. Billy Drummond – Native Colours: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.