Bopera House

by Tardo Hammer, John Marshall, Marshall & Hammer

Overview

The Bopera House, an outgrowth of the Metropolitan Bopera House, on this 1988 CD features trumpeter John Marshall, tenor-saxophonist Ralph Lalama, pianist Tardo Hammer, bassist John Webber and drummer Tom Melito. The music is essentially hard bop, whether it be one of Marshall's four originals, Webber's "So Young" or the six jazz standards (which include Fats Navarro's "Wailing Wall," Duke Pearson's "Is That So" and Charlie Parker's "Sippin' at Bells"). Although no one on this CD (except perhaps Ralph Lalama) is close to being a household name, they are all talented players who are skilled improvisers within the hard bop tradition. So, despite the lack of name recognition, this CD is easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2008
Label:	City Hall
UPC:	0722937007210
Rank:	166070

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Marshall   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Tardo Hammer   Primary Artist,Piano
Marshall & Hammer   Primary Artist
John Webber   Bass
Ralph Lalama   Sax (Tenor)
Tom Melito   Drums

Technical Credits

Charlie Parker   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Mastering,Digital Mastering
Otto Harbach   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Coleman Hawkins   Composer
Fats Navarro   Composer
John Webber   Composer
Tardo Hammer   Producer,Session Producer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Robert Smith   Composer
Stuart Troup   Liner Notes
Claudine Marshall   Cover Photo,Photography
John Marshall   Composer,Producer,Session Producer
Duke Pearson   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Kim Simmonds   Composer