Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie & Harry Edison - Tour de Force

Styles: Trumpet Jazz

Year: 1956

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 37:17

Size: 85,5 MB

Art: Front

(17:26)  1. Steeplechase

( 8:41)  2. Ballad Medley

(11:09)  3. Tour De Force

A triple-trumpet session with a really wonderful sound the kind of all-star date that only a label like Verve could have done so well! As you'll guess from the title, the record's a showcase for the three trumpeters in the lead and the tracks are long, with plenty of space for each player to state their case in a very distinct solo voice. Rhythm is by a familiar quartet that features Oscar Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums and the use of guitar in a set like this creates an especially ringing tone at the bottom, one that often seems echoed by the brighter notes of the trumpet over the top. The album's got a great extended "Ballad Medley", plus long takes on "Tour De Force" and "Steeplechase". https://www.dustygroove.com/item/511746

Personnel: Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b) and Buddy Rich (d).

Tour de Force

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