Son of Drum Suite
1961 studio album by Al Cohn and His Orchestra
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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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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).
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
All 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
- 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
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Al Cohn's Tones (1950 & 1953)
- Mr. Music (1954)
- The Natural Seven (1955)
- That Old Feeling (1955)
- Four Brass One Tenor (1955)
- The Brothers! (with Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca, 1955)
- From A to...Z (with Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Sax Section (1956)
- Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)
- Tenor Conclave (with John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, and Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (1956)
- The Four Brothers... Together Again! (with Herbie Steward, Zoot Sims, and Serge Chaloff, 1957)
- Al and Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1957)
- You 'n' Me (with Zoot Sims, 1960)
- Son of Drum Suite (1960)
- Either Way (with Zoot Sims, 1961)
- Jazz Mission to Moscow (1962)
- Body and Soul (with Zoot Sims, 1973)
- Motoring Along (with Zoot Sims, 1974)
- Play It Now (1975)
- True Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Silver Blue (with Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Al Cohn's America (1976)
- Heavy Love (with Jimmy Rowles, 1977)
- No Problem (1979)
- Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note (with Zoot Sims and Phil Woods, 1959)
- Xanadu in Africa (with Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar, and Frank Butler, 1980)
- Night Flight to Dakar (with Billy Mitchell, Dolo Coker, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler, 1980)
