Revenge of the Fat People explained

Revenge of the Fat People
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Jack Walrath Group
Cover:	Revenge of the Fat People.jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	May 23, 1981
Studio:	Madison Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:07
Label:	Stash
Producer:	Jack Walrath
Chronology:	Jack Walrath
Prev Title:	In Montana
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	In Europe
Next Year:	1982

Revenge of the Fat People is an album by trumpeter Jack Walrath, recorded in 1981 and released on the Stash label in 1982.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Globe and Mail wrote that Walrath's "music continues the filips that characterized the Mingus bands, the playful tempos, the gospel roots, the passionate solos."^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This Stash LP is a strong effort by the adventurous trumpeter Jack Walrath who contributed four of the six compositions... The music is as colorful and as adventurous its the titles".

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Walrath except where noted

1. "Revenge of the Fat People" – 5:10
2. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) – 6:29
3. "Beer!" – 8:10
4. "Sliding Doors" (Michael Cochrane) – 7:58
5. "Piggy Love" – 4:42
6. "Blues in the Guts" – 6:38

Personnel

• • Jack Walrath – trumpet Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone
• Michael Cochrane – piano
  • Cameron Brown – bass Mike Clark – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/The-Jack-Walrath-Group-Revenge-Of-The-Fat-People/release/9931565 Discogs album details
2. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/wallace-bennie/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Jack Walrath
3. News: Miller . Mark . Revenge of the Fat People The Jack Walrath Group . The Globe and Mail . 27 Nov 1982 . F6.