World of Trombones explained

World of Trombones
Type:	Album
Artist:	Slide Hampton
Cover:	World_of_Trombones.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	January 8 & 9, 1979 Celebration Recording Inc., New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:58
Label:	West 54 WLW 8001
Producer:	Roger Pola
Chronology:	Slide Hampton
Prev Title:	Give Me a Double
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Art Farmer & Slide Hampton in Concert
Next Year:	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

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."

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

• Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger, conductor
• Clifford Adams, Jr., Clarence Banks, Curtis Fuller, Janice Robinson, Tyrone Jefferson, Steve Turre, Angel 'Papo' Vasquez - trombone
• Earl McIntyre, Douglas Purviance - bass trombone
• Albert Dailey - piano
  • Ray Drummond - bass Leroy Williams - drums

Notes and References

1. http://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hampton/lwh-disc.php Slide Hampton discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_West_54.htm West 54 Records discography