Hardbopjazz Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 He is playing this week in NYC. I have nothing of his as a leader. Any recommendations what to pick up first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 If you have to have only one Slide Hamption, get the 'Silver Salvation' album that came out on Atlantic. It's been reissued on Collectables. Beautiful album with solos by Freddie Hubbard and George Coleman among others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Thanks, that will be the one I'll start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Except that its "Sister Salvation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Yes, I noticed it was "Sister Salvation". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 You might be able to find a cheap copy of "Exodus", an album that was part of the recent Jazz in Paris series. Great sidemen, there, too, such as couw's favourite trumpet player Richard Williams, Sangrey's favourite tenor man George Coleman (you know, that's that Alexander-clone guy... ) A fun disc, for sure! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Except that its "Sister Salvation" Oh Brother! Wonder where my mind was when I posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Two very good recommendations there! Sister Salvation was (along with Charles Bell's and Leo Wright's first Atlantic lps) among my first three jazz lps I ever owned and I still get chills when I hear the Hampton lp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 (edited) Except that its "Sister Salvation"Â Oh Brother! Wonder where my mind was when I posted... Well, Silver's Sister Sadie has been known to be instrumental in finding salvation. Edited June 22, 2004 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Slide's one in the "Americans in Paris" (EMI France) set is excellent- I forget its title but it's raw and powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 A Slide Hampton session I've enjoyed over the years is World of Trombones (now on a Black Lion CD). It's Slide Hampton leading a nine trombone choir accompanied by a rhythm section. Perhaps not typical Slide Hampton, but it's a good listen. If you read the Penguin Guide to Jazz, you'll see it only merits a so-so rating. My ears tell me otherwise, and I always trust my ears over their words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 If you read the Penguin Guide to Jazz, you'll see it only merits a so-so rating. My ears tell me otherwise, and I always trust my ears over their words. Who wouldn't trust their own ears? Heck, I'd trust your ears ahead of theirs almost any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Slide's one in the "Americans in Paris" (EMI France) set is excellent- I forget its title but it's raw and powerful. I think that's the EXODUS side. EX-cellent stuff! I'm really fond of this one too: Check out the lineup: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=U...l=Aitf3zfj7eh5k Dexter's A DAY IN COPENHAGEN & Mobley's THE FLIP are both sideman dates that dhow him to good advantage. And as far as his writing goes, sometimes it gets a little heavy-handed for my tastes, but sometimes not. Dexter's SOPHISTICATED GIANT might be a good place to start, aside from his own dates. There's a Fresh Sounds issue that couples his Strand & Charlie Parker Records dates that is pretty good too. You get Booker Little, George Coleman, Freddie Hubbard, and others on there. Pretty decent stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Ultimately all of the octet recordings are worth getting. He's also involved in a major way in the latest VJO CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Slide's one in the "Americans in Paris" (EMI France) set is excellent- I forget its title but it's raw and powerful. I think that's the EXODUS side. EX-cellent stuff! wrong series ( Exodus is in the JiP series from Universal) the one I'm thinking of has Joakim Kuhn thundering away on the piano and if I remember correctly Jenny-Clarke on bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Oooh, haven't heard that one. Sounds like I should! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMP Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I'm lukewarm on "Sister Salvation," but the "Exodus" title is very good. My favorite - and a good deal - is the "Collectables" "two-fer" of "Jazz With a Twist" and "Explosion" - similar set-up to "Salvation"' but (to my ears) livelier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 More on the Americans Swinging in Paris releases here. I don't own any so far, but I've had an earful of the Hampton at a store once, and I did like what I heard! Slide Hampton - tb Joachim Kühn - p Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - b Philly Joe Jones - d Can't link directly to the album, as it's one of those stupid flash sites. Here's the Exodus cover: ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I'm lukewarm on "Sister Salvation," but the "Exodus" title is very good. My favorite - and a good deal - is the "Collectables" "two-fer" of "Jazz With a Twist" and "Explosion" - similar set-up to "Salvation"' but (to my ears) livelier. As I'm already at it: No one mentioned this so far: ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 If you want to sample his writing and arranging skills for BIG BOLD BAND, pick up almost any Maynard Ferguson Roulette. Man. . . ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 You might be able to find a cheap copy of "Exodus", an album that was part of the recent Jazz in Paris series. Great sidemen, there, too, such as couw's favourite trumpet player Richard Williams, Sangrey's favourite tenor man George Coleman (you know, that's that Alexander-clone guy... ) A fun disc, for sure! ubu Just picked this up at a half-off sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Brownie: Perhaps you thought/wrote "silver Salvation" under the influence of Williams Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech? (I think it was recorded in a recreation by Bryon years later.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 None of the octet recordings will disappoint but for my money it has to be "Exodus" by a nose followed by "Sister Salvation". Fresh Sound have a two lps on one cd of rarer items by the octet but on my copy the music has been transferred from lp and it shows. The sound on the "Americans Swinging In Paris" cd has a dreadful accoustic spoiling what could have been an interesting date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 There are very few of Slide's recording I don't dig. As far as the American Swinging in Paris series go, when's the next batch coming out??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 The sound on the "Americans Swinging In Paris" cd has a dreadful accoustic spoiling what could have been an interesting date. I used some tracks of this series on my BFT and did some level correction in a wav editor. These are all extremely clipped, resulting in a very harsh, very brittle sound. Someone gave up a lot on sound quality for gain in volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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