Native Colours

Native Colours
Studio album by Billy Drummond Quartet
Released	1992
Recorded	March 15, 1991
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:34
Label	Criss Cross Jazz Criss 1057
Producer	Peter Leitch
Billy Drummond chronology
Native Colours (1992) The Gift (1995)

Native Colours is the debut album by drummer Billy Drummond which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label the following year. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

In his review on Allmusic, Greg Turner stated "This is a fine debut by one of jazz's best young drummers". ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Renee Rosnes except where noted

1. "8/4 Beat" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 5:49
2. "Native Colours" – 6:11
3. "San Francisco Holiday - Worry Later" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:14
4. "Waltz for Sweetie" (Walter Bishop Jr.) – 10:08
5. "One for Walton" – 4:54
6. "Lexicon" – 6:45
7. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) – 6:10
8. "Yesterday's Gardenias" (Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson) – 9:57
9. "Happy House" (Ornette Coleman) – 6:25

Personnel

• Billy Drummond – drums
• Steve Wilson – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone
• Renee Rosnes – piano
• Ray Drummond – bass

References

1. Criss Cross Jazz: album entry accessed February 28, 2019
2. Jazzdisco: Billy Drummond Catalog accessed February 28, 2019
3. Kenny Barron: discography accessed February 28, 2019
4. Renee Rosnes: Original Works, accessed February 28, 2019
5. Turner, Greg. Billy Drummond – Native Colours: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 9, 2017.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 407. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.