Ray Draper Quintet - Tuba Sounds (1957)

Ray Draper Quintet - Tuba Sounds (1957) {2000 Prestige Remaster}
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© 2000 Prestige / Fantasy | OJCCD-1936-2

Ray Draper (tuba); Webster Young (trumpet); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone);
Mal Waldron (piano); Spanky DeBrest (bass); Ben Dixon (drums).

01.Terry Anne
02.You're My Thrill
03.Pivot
04.Jackie's Dolly
05.Mimi's Interlude
06.House Of Davis

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One of the first tuba players to lead his own recording session in a bebop setting, Ray Draper was only 16 when he recorded the music on this CD reissue, his debut. Teamed in a sextet with trumpeter Webster Young (also making his recording debut), altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Spanky DeBrest, and drummer Ben Dixon, Draper fits in pretty well.

His solos are sometimes a touch awkward rhythmically and it takes one a little while to get used to his sound in this setting but, overall, this is a successful effort. The fairly modern sextet performs straight-ahead originals by Draper, Young, and Waldron in addition to the standard "You're My Thrill."

Thanks to ruskaval