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Monday, September 16, 2024

Curtis Fuller • Soul Trombone

Review
by Ken Dryden
Curtis Fuller was very busy as a leader between his recording debut in 1957 and these 1961 sessions, which made up his first LP for Impulse and his eighteenth overall disc of his own. Though not quite as adventurous on the trombone as J.J. Johnson, Fuller more than holds his own leading a band including Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Heath, Jymie Merritt, and either Jimmy Cobb or G.T. Hogan on drums. The solos on this hard bop disc are superb, with Fuller giving his musicians plenty of room, while his own work is first-rate. Three of the six pieces are originals and even if they never caught on, there is no filler present anywhere.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-trombone-mw0000341688

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Reseña
por Ken Dryden
Curtis Fuller estuvo muy ocupado como líder entre su debut discográfico en 1957 y estas sesiones de 1961, que constituyeron su primer LP para Impulse y su decimoctavo disco en solitario. Aunque no es tan aventurero con el trombón como J.J. Johnson, Fuller cumple con creces al frente de una banda que incluye a Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Heath, Jymie Merritt y Jimmy Cobb o G.T. Hogan a la batería. Los solos en este disco de hard bop son soberbios, con Fuller dando a sus músicos mucho espacio, mientras que su propio trabajo es de primera clase. Tres de las seis piezas son originales y, aunque nunca se pusieron de moda, no hay relleno presente en ninguna parte.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-trombone-mw0000341688

Tracks:
1 - The Clan
Written-By – Curtis Fuller

2 - In The Wee Small Hours In The Morning
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, Dave Mann*

3 - Newdles
Written-By – Curtis Fuller

4 - The Brezze And I
Written-By – Al Stillman, E. Lecuona*

5 - Dear Old Stockholm
Drums – G. T. Hogan*
Written-By – Stan Getz

6 - Ladies' Night
Written-By – Curtis Fuller

Credits:
    Bass – Jymie Merritt
    Drums – Jimmy Cobb (tracks: 1 to 4, 6)
    Engineer – Frank Abbey
    Piano – Cedar Walton
    Producer – Bob Thiele
    Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Heath
    Trombone – Curtis Fuller
    Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Label:    Impulse! – A-13
Released:    1962
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/master/208494-Curtis-Fuller-Soul-Trombone-And-The-Jazz-Clan