| Native Colours | ||||
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| Studio album by Billy Drummond Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | March 15, 1991 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:34 | |||
| Label | Criss Cross Jazz Criss 1057 | |||
| Producer | Peter Leitch | |||
| Billy Drummond chronology | ||||
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Native Colours is the debut album by drummer Billy Drummond which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label the following year.1234
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   5 |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | 6 |
In his review on Allmusic, Greg Turner stated "This is a fine debut by one of jazz's best young drummers".5
Track listing
All compositions by Renee Rosnes except where noted
- "8/4 Beat" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 5:49
- "Native Colours" – 6:11
- "San Francisco Holiday - Worry Later" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:14
- "Waltz for Sweetie" (Walter Bishop Jr.) – 10:08
- "One for Walton" – 4:54
- "Lexicon" – 6:45
- "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) – 6:10
- "Yesterday's Gardenias" (Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson) – 9:57
- "Happy House" (Ornette Coleman) – 6:25
Personnel
- Billy Drummond – drums
- Steve Wilson – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Steve Nelson – vibraphone
- Renee Rosnes – piano
- Ray Drummond – bass
References
References
- Criss Cross Jazz: album entry accessed February 28, 2019
- Jazzdisco: Billy Drummond Catalog accessed February 28, 2019
- Kenny Barron: discography accessed February 28, 2019
- Renee Rosnes: Original Works, accessed February 28, 2019
- Turner, Greg. Billy Drummond – Native Colours: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.