Roots (Idrees Sulieman album) explained

Roots
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Idrees Sulieman
Cover:	Roots (Idrees Sulieman album).jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	October 25 and December 6, 1957
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:14
Label:	New Jazz NJLP 8202
Producer:	Bob Weinstock
Chronology:	Idrees Sulieman
Prev Title:	Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Americans in Europe
Next Year:	1963

Roots is an album by the Prestige All Stars nominally led by trumpeter Idrees Sulieman recorded in 1957 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

David Szatmary of Allmusic reviewed the album, stating: "More big-band bop with a stellar cast".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Roots" (Doug Watkins) – 27:22
2. "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) – 5:52
3. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) – 9:00

Personnel

• Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 2 & 3), Frank Rehak (track 1) – trombone
• Pepper Adams (track 1), Cecil Payne (tracks 2 & 3) – baritone saxophone
• Bill Evans (track 1), Tommy Flanagan (tracks 2 & 3) – piano
• Doug Watkins – bass
• Louis Hayes (track 1), Elvin Jones (tracks 2 & 3) – drums
• Alonzo Levister – arranger (tracks 2 & 3)

Production

• Bob Weinstock – supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-new-jazz-status-8200-8300-series/#njlp-8202 Prestige Records discography
2. Szatmary, D., Allmusic Review, March 30, 2015