Slay the Suitors is an album by American drummer/composer Bobby Previte's group Empty Suits. The album was released on the Avant label in 1994.[1][2]
| Slay the Suitors | ||||
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| Studio album by Bobby Previte's Empty Suits | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | June 7–9, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Baby Monster Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 54:15 | |||
| Label | Avant 036 | |||
| Producer | Mark Helias and Bobby Previte | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "On the whole, Slay the Suitors is a shake-up, wake-up call to arms in which Bobby Previte faults classicism for not only stifling the artistic impulse, but also for running hand-in-hand with deeply entrenched, even violent forces of oppression. With this theme to guide him on Slay the Suitors, Previte is absolutely at his most uncompromising, and the resulting music -- like the CD cover -- is right on target".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Bobby Previte.
- "Fantasy and Nocturne" - 16:15
- "Waltz" - 13:39
- "Canon" - 9:41
- "Prelude and Elegy" - 14:32
Personnel
edit- Bobby Previte – drums
- Robin Eubanks - trombone, electronics
- Wayne Horvitz - Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer
- Steve Gaboury - piano, synthesizer, keyboard bass
- Jerome Harris - acoustic bass guitar, electric guitar
- Roger Squitero - percussion
- Production by Previte and Mark Helias, executive producer John Zorn
References
edit- ^ Roussel, P. Discography of Bobby Previte, accessed August 15, 2016
- ^ Bobby Previte discography, accessed August 15, 2016
- ^ a b Lynch, Dave. Slay the Suitors – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2016.