Continuum (Ray Drummond album)

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Continuum
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Studio album by
Ray Drummond
Released1994
RecordedJanuary 16, 1994
StudioSound On Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length66:40
Label Arabesque
AJ-0111
Producer Ray Drummond
Ray Drummond chronology
Excursion
(1993)		Continuum
(1994)		 Vignettes
(1995)

Continuum is an album by bassist Ray Drummond which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Arabesque label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "Alternating some blues-oriented numbers with more complex pieces, Drummond put together a varied program that brings out the best in his illustrious sidemen". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Drummond except where noted

  1. "A Blues from the Sketchpad" – 7:25
  2. "Equipoise" (Stanley Cowell) – 6:51
  3. "The Intimacy of the Blues" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:00
  4. "Gloria's Step" (Scott LaFaro) – 11:51
  5. "Some Serious Steppin'" – 8:23
  6. "Sakura" (Traditional) – 5:42
  7. "Sail Away" (Tom Harrell) – 7:55
  8. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 7:04
  9. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) – 6:29

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Jazzdisco: Ray Drummond catalog accessed May 11, 2018
  2. ↑ Enciclopedi del Jazz: Ray Drummond discography accessed May 11, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography accessed May 14, 2018
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Ray Drummond: Continuum – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 407. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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