Son of Drum Suite

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Son of Drum Suite
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Studio album by
Al Cohn and His Orchestra
Released1961
RecordedAugust 24 & 26, 1960
Studio Webster Hall, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length29:18
Label RCA Victor
LPM/LSP 2312
Producer Dom Cerulli, Jack Lewis
Al Cohn chronology
You 'n' Me
(1960)
Son of Drum Suite
(1961)
Either Way
(1961)

Son of Drum Suite is an album by Al Cohn and His Orchestra recorded in 1960 for the RCA Victor label. [1] [2] The album is a sequel to Manny Albam and Ernie Wilkins, The Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1956).

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Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The music on this LP (long overdue to be reissued on CD) holds one's interest throughout, with Al Cohn's writing being particularly inventive". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Al Cohn.

  1. "First Movement: Son of a Drum" – 4:25
  2. "Second Movement: Brushmanship" – 5:03
  3. "Third Movement: Dr. Skin and Mr. Hide" – 3:55
  4. "Fourth Movement: Five Drums in Four-Four Time" – 5:19
  5. "Fifth Movement: Drums Loco" – 4:54
  6. "Sixth Movement: Drum Smoke" – 5:42

Personnel

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References

  1. Al Cohn Catalog, accessed April 21, 2017
  2. The RCA Victor Sessions of Al Cohn: 1960, accessed April 21, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Son of Drum Suite – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 21, 2017.