Excursion (album)

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Excusion
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Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedJune 22–23, 1992
Studio Sound on Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length64:17
Label Arabesque
AJ-0106
Producer Ray Drummond
Ray Drummond chronology
One to One 2
(1991)
Excusion
(1993)
Continuum
(1994)

Excusion is an album by bassist Ray Drummond which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Arabesque label the following year. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it an "excellent set" and said "This is one of Ray Drummond's finest recordings to date". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Drummond except where noted

  1. "Susanita" – 8:51
  2. "Penta-Major" – 4:17
  3. "Prelude" – 1:41
  4. "Quads" – 9:01
  5. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 8:35
  6. "Well, You Needn't"" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:19
  7. "Andei" (Hermeto Pascoal) – 5:21
  8. "Blues African" – 8:06
  9. "Excursion (Suite in 5 Parts): Prologue/Waterfall/Mother Africa/Danse de Joie/Epilogue" – 12:06

Personnel

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: Excusion – 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.