Son of Drum Suite is an album by Al Cohn and His Orchestra recorded in 1960 for the RCA Victor label.[1][2] The album is a sequel to Manny Albam and Ernie Wilkins, The Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1956).
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| Studio album by Al Cohn and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 24 & 26, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 29:18 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2312 | |||
| Producer | Dom Cerulli, Jack Lewis | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The music on this LP (long overdue to be reissued on CD) holds one's interest throughout, with Al Cohn's writing being particularly inventive".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Al Cohn.
- "First Movement: Son of a Drum" – 4:25
- "Second Movement: Brushmanship" – 5:03
- "Third Movement: Dr. Skin and Mr. Hide" – 3:55
- "Fourth Movement: Five Drums in Four-Four Time" – 5:19
- "Fifth Movement: Drums Loco" – 4:54
- "Sixth Movement: Drum Smoke" – 5:42
Personnel
edit- Al Cohn – conductor
- Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Clark Terry, Nick Travis – trumpet
- Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak – trombone
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- John Barrows, Jim Buffington – French horn
- Ed Caine, Gene Quill – alto saxophone
- Romeo Penque, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
- Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- Buddy Clark, George Duvivier – bass
- Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes (tracks 1–3), Gus Johnson (tracks 4–6), Don Lamond, Mel Lewis, Charlie Persip – drums
References
edit- ^ Al Cohn Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017
- ^ The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1960, accessed April 21, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Son of Drum Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2017.