Sounds Of Champaign ( Side 2 )

Here is a real swingin jazz roots LP, sorry about the surface noises, but it’s a really good old record from the year 1956. I don’t know a lot about the background of « The Drum Suite », so i’ll give here infos that i’ve collected on the web. I was especially surprised by the track « Chant of The Witch Doctor », with a recurrent pattern that give a hypnotic taste and a touch of exotica feelings to the title. 4 drummers are just enough for this record ! This is a pure trip into the swingin bebop jazz from the 50’s. Anyway, i suspect that track one was sampled by Funki Porcini, to be confirmed . Of course, you’ll find a lot of drum breaks inside !

« The collaboration between Manny Albam & Ernie Wilkins about « The Drum Suite » LP is one of the best examples of percussion exotica, moving beyond simple gimmickry with well-crafted arrangements. »

« Wilkins recorded several albums as a leader for the Savoy and Everest labels in the '50s and '60s, including a highly respected 1955 septet with drummer Kenny Clarke. In 1956, Wilkins teamed with arranger Manny Albam for The Drum Suite, which flouted tradition by using four drummers simultaneously. »

Manny Albam & Ernie Wilkins - "The Drum Suite" - RCA 430.254 Victor LPM 1279

Conte Candoli, Nick Travis, Ernie Royal, Joe Ferrante, Joe Newman, tp; Chauncey Welsh, Jimmy Cleveland, Fred Ohms, Tom Mitchell, tb; Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick, as; Al Cohn, Al Epstein, ts,cl; Ed Wassermann, bs; Eddie Costa, p; Freddie Green, g; Buddy Jones, b; Osie Johnson, Gus Johnson, Don Lamond, d.

Equivalent issues:
RCA 74321 91428 2
HMV(E) CLP 1107
RCA(F) PM 45162
RCA(J) LS 5005

Recorded March 6th & 7th, 1956, N.Y.C.

Face 1 :

01-Premier Mouvement: Dancers on Drums
02-Second Mouvement : Bristling
03-Troisième Mouvement : Chant of the Witch Doctor

Face 2 :

01-Quatrième Mouvement : Skinning the Valves
02-Cinquième Mouvement : Cymbalisms
03-Sixième Mouvement : The Octopus

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