Four on the Outside

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Four on the Outside
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Studio album by Curtis Fuller
Released 1978
Recorded September 18, 1978
C.I. Recording Studio, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length46:52
Label Timeless
SJP 124
Producer Wim Wigt
Curtis Fuller chronology
Smokin'
(1972) Smokin'1972		Four on the Outside
(1978)		 Fire and Filigree
(1978) Fire and Filigree1978

Four on the Outside is an album by trombonist Curtis Fuller which was recorded in September 1978 and released on the Dutch Timeless label. [1] [2]

Curtis Fuller American jazz trombonist

Curtis DuBois Fuller is an American jazz trombonist, known as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributor to many classic jazz recordings.

Timeless Records is a jazz record label based in The Netherlands.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "While Curtis Fuller may have reached his peak in the 1960s, he continued to be an important voice well into the 1970s and beyond. This delightful set features him in a front line with Pepper Adams, and the trombone-baritone saxophone combination was a natural". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Fuller except as indicated

  1. "Four on the Outside" - 4:54
  2. "Suite Kathy" - 13:04
  3. "Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 5:11
  4. "Little Dreams" - 7:49
  5. "Ballad for Gabe-Wells" - 8:19
  6. "Corrida del Torro" - 7:35

Personnel

Trombone Type of brass instrument

The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. As on all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate. Nearly all trombones have a telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch. Many modern trombone models also use a valve attachment to lower the pitch of the instrument. Variants such as the valve trombone and superbone have three valves similar to those on the trumpet.

Pepper Adams American saxophonist

Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a sideman. He worked with an array of musicians, and had especially fruitful collaborations with trumpeter Donald Byrd and as a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band.

Baritone saxophone member of the saxophone family, smaller than the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use, and uses a mouthpiece, reed, and ligature that are larger than the tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.

The baritone saxophone or "bari sax" is one of the larger members of the saxophone family, only being smaller than the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use. The baritone saxophone uses a mouthpiece, reed, and ligature in order to produce sound. It is larger than the tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, which are the other commonly found members of the family. The baritone saxophone is commonly used in classical music such as concert band, chamber music, military bands, jazz. It also is occasionally employed in marching bands, though less frequently than other saxophones due to its size and weight.

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References

  1. ↑ Curtis Fuller discography, accessed February 18, 2015
  2. ↑ Timeless Records SJP series discography, accessed February 18, 2015
  3. 1 2 Loewy, S. Allmusic Review, accessed February 18, 2015
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