Dubai

by Billy Drummond

Overview

Billy Drummond's third Criss Cross release takes a more adventurous approach than his previous two releases, as he enlisted the services of tenor saxophonists Chris Potter and Walt Weiskopf, frequent bass collaborator Peter Washington, and no one on piano to create a challenging program of standards and original compositions. Highlights include title track, with its insistent bassline and Elvin-inspired drumming, Weiskopf's "Drum Head," an Ornette-inspired tune that develops into a collective improvisation, Potter's "Bananafish," described by its composer as "an eleven-bar line with a calypso feel," and the rarely heard "Mushi Mushi," composed by tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman and recorded by the Keith Jarrett Quartet during the 1970s. Dubai is, to borrow the title of another Criss Cross release, a two-tenor winner. ~ Greg Turner

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/1996
Label:	Criss Cross
UPC:	8712474112029
Rank:	180525

Tracks

1. The Best Thing for You
2. Dubai
3. The Bat
4. Drumhead
5. Invisible Sun
6. Bananafish
7. Day Dream
8. Mushi Mushi

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billy Drummond   Primary Artist,Drums,Cymbals
Billy Drummond Quartet   Primary Artist
Walt Weiskopf   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Chris Potter   Guest Artist
Peter Washington   Bass

Technical Credits

Walt Weiskopf   Composer
Dewey Redman   Composer
Max Bolleman   Engineer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Gildas Bocle   Photography
Gerry Teekens   Producer,Cover Design
Billy Drummond   Composer
Bret Primack   Liner Notes
John Latouche   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Pat Metheny   Composer