| Son of Drum Suite | ||||
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| Studio album by Al Cohn and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 24 & 26, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 29:18 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM/LSP 2312 | |||
| Producer | Dom Cerulli, Jack Lewis | |||
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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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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
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]
All compositions by Al Cohn.
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