Slideride Explained

Slideride
Type:Album
Artist:Ray Anderson, Craig Harris, George Lewis and Gary Valente
Cover:Slideride.jpg
Released:1995
Recorded:August 29 & 30, 1994
Studio:Radio Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Genre:Jazz
Length:64:28
Label:hat ART
CD 6165
Producer:Peter Schulze, Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger
Chronology:Ray Anderson
Prev Title:Don't Mow Your Lawn
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Cheer Up
Next Year:1995

Slideride is an album by trombonists Ray Anderson, Craig Harris, George Lewis, and Gary Valente which was released on the hat ART label in 1995.[1] [2] [3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "On this unusual date, the instrumentation is simply four trombones ... The performances are mostly pretty concise with free sections segueing logically into more arranged sections. No one trombonist emerges as the main star; in fact there is no attempt in the liner notes to point out who plays what although Anderson's high notes give him away at times. The adventurous music is clearly not for everyone but it generally works and one does not miss other instruments. Worth hearing".

Track listing

All compositions by George Lewis except where noted

  1. "Sweeps" – 4:11
  2. "Miles" (Craig Harris) – 5:53
  3. "Again Raven" (Ray Anderson) – 5:48
  4. "Lotus Blossom" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:53
  5. "The Jeep Is Jumping" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 2:22
  6. "Shadowgraph 5" – 7:40
  7. "Shadow Catchers" (Harris) – 7:55
  8. "Unison" – 8:03
  9. "Four Some" (Anderson) – 7:05
  10. "Oclupaca" (Ellington) – 6:01
  11. "In Time Out" (Gary Valente) – 4:52

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Craig_Harris.htm Jazzlists: Craig Harris discography
  2. http://www.rayanderson.org/html/about.php?psi=29 Ray Anderson discography
  3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_HatHut_A_6100.htm Jazzlists: hatART discography: CDs: 6100 to 6200