The Ray Draper Quintet • The Ray Draper Quintet Featuring John Coltrane

 

 
Review from AllMusic (by Scott Yanow):
Ray Draper was only 17 when he led this date (all four of his sessions as a leader were made before he turned 20) and was brave (or foolhardy) enough to team up with tenor saxophonist John Coltrane (who was 14 years older and already a major name) in a quintet also including pianist Gil Coggins, bassist Spanky DeBrest, and drummer Larry Ritchie. Draper had ambitious dreams of making the tuba a major jazz solo instrument; the tuba/tenor front line is an unusual and generally successful sound, although Draper's solos -- on three of his originals: Sonny Rollins' "Paul's Pal," the show tune "Under Paris Skies," and a tuba feature without Coltrane, "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" -- are clearly not on the same level as those of Coltrane or Coggins. One does admire Draper's courage, and it is a pity that he hardly recorded at all after 1960, because he showed strong potential.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ray-draper-quintet-featuring-john-coltrane-mw0000873416
 

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Reseña de AllMusic (por Scott Yanow):
Ray Draper tenía solo 17 años cuando lideró esta sesión (sus cuatro sesiones como líder se realizaron antes de que cumpliera 20) y fue lo suficientemente valiente (o temerario) para asociarse con el saxofonista tenor John Coltrane (que le llevaba 14 años y ya era un nombre importante) en un quinteto que también incluía al pianista Gil Coggins, al bajista Spanky DeBrest y al baterista Larry Ritchie. Draper tenía ambiciosos sueños de convertir la tuba en un instrumento solista importante del jazz; la línea frontal de tuba y tenor es un sonido inusual y generalmente logrado, aunque los solos de Draper -- en tres de sus originales: "Paul's Pal" de Sonny Rollins, el show tune "Under Paris Skies" y un feature de tuba sin Coltrane, "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" -- claramente no están al mismo nivel que los de Coltrane o Coggins. Uno admira el valor de Draper, y es una lástima que apenas grabara después de 1960, porque mostró un gran potencial.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ray-draper-quintet-featuring-john-coltrane-mw0000873416
 
 

Tracks:
1 - Clifford's Kappa
2 - Filidia
3 - Two Sons
4 - Paul's Pal
5 - Under Paris Skies
6 - I Hadn't Anyone Till You
 
 
Credits:
Ray Draper - Tuba
John Coltrane - Tenor Saxophone (tracks 1-5)
Gil Coggins - Piano
Spanky DeBrest - Bass
Larry Ritchie - Drums
 
Compositions:
Clifford's Kappa - Ray Draper
Filidia - Ray Draper
Two Sons - Ray Draper
Paul's Pal - Sonny Rollins
Under Paris Skies - Hubert Giraud / Jean Dréjac
I Hadn't Anyone Till You - Ray Noble
 
Production:
Produced by Bob Weinstock
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Photography: Esmond Edwards
Liner Notes: Ira Gitler
Remastering: Phil DeLancie
Recorded December 20, 1957 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
 
Label: New Jazz NJLP 8228 (original LP, 1958) / Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 986-2 (CD reissue)
Country: US
Released: 1958 (original) / 1998 (OJC CD reissue)
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Bebop
Duration: 39:55
 
Sources:
https://open.spotify.com/album/598qAYbrxRSHM5Tu54Wcbs
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ray-draper-quintet-featuring-john-coltrane-mw0000873416
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ray_Draper_Quintet_featuring_John_Coltrane
https://www.discogs.com/master/334613-The-Ray-Draper-Quintet-Featuring-John-Coltrane-The-Ray-Draper-Quintet-Featuring-John-Coltrane

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