Vignettes (Ray Drummond album)

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Vignettes
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Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedAugust 23 & 24, 1995
StudioEastSide Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length62:23
Label Arabesque
AJ-0122
Producer Ray Drummond
Ray Drummond chronology
Continuum
(1994)
Vignettes
(1996)
1-2-3-4
(1999)

Vignettes is an album by bassist Ray Drummond which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Arabesque label the following year. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "On what is generally an extroverted session, the bassist's two "Ballade Poetiques" serve as a change of pace, fairly free flights for the trio that are quite introspective. ... A fine post bop session". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Drummond except where noted

  1. "Susanita-Like" – 7:58
  2. "Ballade Poetique #2" – 4:33
  3. "Dance to the Lady" (John Handy) – 12:18
  4. "Dedication (To John Hicks)" – 6:32
  5. "I-95" – 10:02
  6. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 8:20
  7. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 8:41
  8. "Ballade Poetique #1" – 3:45

Personnel

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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: Vignettes – 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.