Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty

Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty
Studio album by Slide Hampton
Released	1959
Recorded	1959 Bell Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:43
Label	Strand SL/SLS-1006
Slide Hampton chronology
Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1960) Sister Salvation (1960)

Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (titled Slide! on the back cover) is the debut album by American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger Slide Hampton which was released on the Strand label in 1961.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic stated "The hard bop music is ably interpreted by the medium-size group, which was overflowing with young talent".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated

1. "Newport" - 9:10
2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer) - 3:24
3. "Althea" - 4:01
4. "Jazz Corner" - 4:22
5. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 3:00
6. "Go East, Young Man" - 5:54
7. "Patricia" - 3:42
8. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:10

Personnel

• Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger
• Burt Collins, Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little - trumpet
• Kiane Zawadi - euphonium
• George Coleman - tenor saxophone
• Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone
• George Tucker - bass
• Kenny Dennis (tracks 3 & 8), Pete La Roca (tracks 1 & 4-6), Charli Persip (tracks 2 & 7) - drums

References

1. Fitzgerald, M., Slide Hampton Discography accessed October 29, 2015
2. Callahan, M., Watts, R. and David Edwards, D., Strand Album discography accessed October 29, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2015.