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Roots (Slide Hampton album)

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Released
  
1985

Producer
  
Gerry Teekens

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
70:14

Release date
  
1985

Recorded
  
April 17, 1985 Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands

Label
  
Criss Cross Jazz Criss 1015

Roots (1985)
  
Dedicated to Diz (1993)

Artists
  
Slide Hampton, Clifford Jordan

Similar
  
Slide Hampton albums, Jazz albums

Roots is an album by American trombonist, composer and arranger Slide Hampton recorded in 1985 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars recognising it as "A tremendous 1985 quintet session with trombonist Slide Hampton heading a distinguished group and nicely teaming with tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan in a first-rate hard bop front line".

Track listing

  1. "Precipice" (Clifford Jordan) - 10:25
  2. "Solar" (Miles Davis) - 11:30
  3. "Roots" (Slide Hampton) - 8:25
  4. "Maple Street" (Cedar Walton) - 9:24
  5. "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 10:40 Bonus track on CD
  6. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 4:11 Bonus track on CD
  7. "Precipice" [alternate take] (Jordan) - 10:22 Bonus track on CD
  8. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) - 5:17 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

  • Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger
  • Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • David Williams - bass
  • Billy Higgins - drums

    • References

    Roots (Slide Hampton album) Wikipedia
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