World of Trombones

World of Trombones
Studio album by
Slide Hampton
Released1979
RecordedJanuary 8 & 9, 1979
Celebration Recording Inc., New York City
GenreJazz
Length36:58
LabelWest 54 WLW 8001
ProducerRoger Pola
Slide Hampton chronology
Give Me a Double
(1974) 		World of Trombones
(1979) 		Art Farmer & Slide Hampton in Concert
(1984)

World of Trombones is an album by American trombonist, composer and arranger Slide Hampton, recorded in 1979 and first released on the West 54 label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn described it as an "ambitious project with nine trombonists merging their skills under the leadership of Slide Hampton" and stated "Hampton's arrangements are excellent, but there's more emphasis on performance style than real solo development."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Chorale" (Slide Hampton) - 1:22
  2. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) - 4:27
  3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 4:35
  4. "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker) - 7:17
  5. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:48
  6. "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) - 5:30
  7. "Impressions" (John Coltrane) - 5:59

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Slide Hampton discography accessed October 29, 2015
  2. ^ West 54 Records discography accessed October 29, 2015
  3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. World of Trombones – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.