Counterpoint for Six Valves
| Counterpoint for Six Valves | ||||
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| Studio album by Don Elliott and Rusty Dedrick | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded |
March 16 & 17, 1955 and April 23, 1956 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Riverside RLP 12-218 | |||
| Producer | Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews | |||
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| 6 Valves 10-inch LP Cover | ||||
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Counterpoint for Six Valves is an album by American jazz trumpeters Don Elliott and Rusty Dedrick which was recorded in 1955 for the Riverside label.[1] The album features six tracks that were originally recorded in 1955 and released as the 10-inch LP, Six Valves along with four additional tracks from 1956. This album was also reissued on the Jazzland label as Double Trumpet Doings.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Dick Hyman except as indicated
- "Mine" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:08
- "Vampire Till Ready" - 5:03 originally released on 6 Valves
- "Your Own Iron" - 5:01 originally released on 6 Valves
- "It's Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:55 originally released on 6 Valves
- "The Bull Speaks" - 3:20
- "Dominick Seventh" - 5:08 originally released on 6 Valves
- "Gargantuan Chant" - 4:41 originally released on 6 Valves
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 5:07 originally released on 6 Valves
- "Henry's Mambo" - 2:15
- "Theme and Inner Tube" - 1:59
- Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City on March 16 & 17, 1955 (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) and April 23, 1956 (tracks 1, 5, 9 & 10)
Personnel
- Rusty Dedrick (tracks 1-3 & 5-10), Don Elliott (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10) - trumpet
- Dick Hyman - piano (tracks 1-9)
- Mundell Lowe - guitar (tracks 1-9)
- Eddie Safranski - bass (tracks 1-9)
- Don Lamond - drums (tracks 1-9)
References
- ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed August 27, 2012
- 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed August 27, 2012
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