New Trombone

1957 studio album by Curtis Fuller

New Trombone

Studio album by

Curtis Fuller

Released| December 1957
Recorded| May 11, 1957
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre| Jazz
Length| 38:44
Label| Prestige
PRLP 7107
Producer| Bob Weinstock
Curtis Fuller chronology
|  | New Trombone
(1957)  | Curtis Fuller with Red Garland
(1957)

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New Trombone is the debut album by trombonist Curtis Fuller recorded in 1957 and originally released on Prestige Records.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "Trombonist Curtis Fuller's debut as a leader was a strong start to the 22-year-old's career... all of the musicians fare quite well".[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Curtis Fuller except as indicated

1. "Vonce #5" – 7:40
2. "Transportation Blues" – 8:18
3. "Blue Lawson" - 6:51
4. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) – 9:25
5. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 6:30
6. "Alicia" (bonus track on CD)

## Personnel

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* Curtis Fuller – trombone
* Sonny Red – alto saxophone
* Hank Jones – piano
* Doug Watkins – bass
* Louis Hayes – drums

## References

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1. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records discography accessed September 5, 2012
2. ^ Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019
3. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019
4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 5, 2012.
5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 516\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Curtis Fuller

Studio albums|

* New Trombone (1957)
* Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957)
* Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns (1957)
* The Opener (1957)
* Bone & Bari (1957)
* Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957)
* Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957)
* Two Bones (1958)
* Sliding Easy (1959)
* Blues-ette (1959)
* The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
* Imagination (1959)
* Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
* Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (1960)
* The Magnificent Trombone of Curtis Fuller (1961)
* South American Cookin' (1961)
* Soul Trombone (1961)
* Cabin in the Sky (1962)
* Crankin' (1971)
* Smokin' (1972)
* Four on the Outside (1978)
* Fire and Filigree (1978)
* Giant Bones '80 (1980) with Kai Winding
* Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio (1984)
* Blues-ette Part II (1993)
* Up Jumped Spring (2004)
* Keep It Simple (2005)

Live albums|

* Monday Night at Birdland (1958)
* Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959)
* It's Timeless (1982)

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* t
* e

Hank Jones

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.

Albums

leader

co-leader|

* Urbanity (1947–53)
* Bluebird (1955)
* Quartet-Quintet (1955)
* The Trio (and Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke, 1955)
* Hank Jones' Quartet (1956)
* Have You Met Hank Jones (1956)
* Gigi (1958)
* Keepin' Up with the Joneses (and Elvin and Thad Jones, 1958)
* Porgy and Bess (1958)
* The Talented Touch (1958)
* Here's Love (1963)
* This Is Ragtime Now! (1964)
* Happenings (and Oliver Nelson, 1966)
* Hanky Panky (1975)
* Arigato (1976)
* Jones-Brown-Smith (1976)
* Satin Doll: Dedicated to Duke Ellington (1976)
* Bop Redux (1977)
* Have You Met This Jones? (1977)
* I Remember You (1977)
* Just for Fun (1977)
* Tiptoe Tapdance (1977–78)
* Ain't Misbehavin' (1978)
* Carnaval (and Ron Carter, Sadao Watanabe, Tony Williams, 1978)
* Compassion (1978)
* Groovin' High (1978)
* More Delights (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978)
* Our Delights (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978)
* Bluesette (1979)
* I'm All Smiles (and Tommy Flanagan, 1979)
* Duo (and Red Mitchell, 1987)
* The Spirit of 176 (and George Shearing, 1988)
* The Oracle (1989)
* Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen (1991)
* Steal Away (and Charlie Haden, 1994)
* Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (and Joe Lovano, 2006)
* Come Sunday (2010)

The Great
Jazz Trio|

* I'm Old Fashioned (with Sadao Watanabe, 1976)
* Love for Sale (1976)
* Direct from L.A. (1977)
* Kindness Joy Love & Happiness (1977)
* The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (1977)
* The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Again (1977)
* Milestones (1978)
* New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)

With
Bob
Brookmeyer|

* Brookmeyer (1956)
* Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer (1956)
* Tonite's Music Today (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
* Whooeeee (Zoot Sims and Brookmeyer Qnt, 1956)
* Stretching Out (Zoot Sims and Brookmeyer Qnt, 1958)
* Jazz Is a Kick (1960)
* Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (1961)
* Gingerbread Men (Clark Terry and Brookmeyer, 1966)

With

Cohn|

* That Old Feeling (1955)
* The Brothers! (and Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca, 1955)
* Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)
* From A to...Z (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
* The Sax Section (1956)
* Son of Drum Suite (1960)

With
Coleman
Hawkins|

* The Hawk in Hi Fi (1956)
* The Hawk in Paris (1956)
* Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1957–58)
* The High and Mighty Hawk (1958)

With
Johnny
Hodges|

* Sandy's Gone (1963)
* Wings & Things (1965)
* Blue Notes (1966)
* Don't Sleep in the Subway (1967)
* Triple Play (1967)
* 3 Shades of Blue (1970)

With
Milt
Jackson|

* Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948)
* Opus de Jazz (1955)
* The Jazz Skyline (1956)
* Bags & Flutes (1957)
* Bags & Trane (1959)
* Statements (1962)
* Big Bags (1962)
* For Someone I Love (1963)
* Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (1963)
* Much in Common (and Ray Brown, 1964)
* Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)

With
J.J.
Johnson|

* J Is for Jazz (1956)
* Jay and Kai (1957)
* J.J.'s Broadway (1963)
* J.J.! (1964)
* Broadway Express (1965)
* The Total J.J. Johnson (1966)

With
Oliver
Nelson|

* Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66)
* Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966)
* The Sound of Feeling (1966–67)
* The Kennedy Dream (1967)
* The Spirit of '67 (and Pee Wee Russell, 1967)

With
Sonny
Stitt|

* Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
* Sonny Stitt Plays (1955)
* Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers (1957)
* Stitt in Orbit (1960–62)
* Now! (1962)
* Goin' Down Slow (1972)

With
others|

* The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (Pepper Adams, 1957)
* Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (Pepper Adams, 1963)
* Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session (Pepper Adams, 1983)
* Somethin' Else (Cannonball Adderley, 1958)
* The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
* Bad! Bossa Nova (Gene Ammons, 1962)
* Big Bad Jug (Gene Ammons, 1972)
* Got My Own (Gene Ammons, 1972)
* Baker's Holiday (Chet Baker, 1965)
* Drummer's Holiday (Louie Bellson, 1956–58)
* Encore (Eddie Bert, 1955)
* Montage (split album, Eddie Bert, 1955)
* Musician of the Year (Eddie Bert, 1955)
* Late Date with Ruth Brown (Ruth Brown, 1959)
* Ruth Brown '65 (1964)
* Bluesin' Around (Kenny Burrell, 1961–62)
* Night Song (Kenny Burrell, 1968)
* For the Good Times (Rusty Bryant, 1973)
* Byrd's Word (Donald Byrd, 1955)
* New Formulas from the Jazz Lab (Gigi Gryce and Donald Byrd, 1957)
* Jazz Lab (Gigi Gryce and Donald Byrd, Jubilee, 1957)
* 1 + 3 (Ron Carter, 1978)
* Bass on Top (Paul Chambers, 1957)
* Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins (1955)
* Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars (1955)
* Rhythm Crazy (Jimmy Cleveland, 1959)
* Earl Coleman Returns (1956)
* Last Night When We Were Young (Art Farmer, 1957)
* Portrait of Art Farmer (1958)
* The Aztec Suite (Art Farmer, 1959)
* Merry Olde Soul (Victor Feldman, 1960–61)
* Rhythm Is My Business (Ella Fitzgerald, 1962)
* New Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1957)
* Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962)
* A Portrait of Duke Ellington (Dizzy Gillespie, 1960)
* The Bop Session (Dizzy Gillespie, 1975)
* Ca'Purange (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Soul Groove (Johnny Griffin and Matthew Gee, 1963)
* Gigi Gryce (1958)
* You Better Know It!!! (Lionel Hampton, 1964)
* I Just Dropped by to Say Hello (Johnny Hartman, 1963)
* The Voice That Is! (Johnny Hartman, 1964)
* Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971)
* Groovin' with Jacquet (Illinois Jacquet, 1951)
* French Cookin' (Budd Johnson, 1963)
* Elvin! (Elvin Jones, 1961–62)
* And Then Again (Elvin Jones, 1965)
* Dear John C. (Elvin Jones, 1965)
* The Deadly Affair (Quincy Jones, 1966)
* Hello, Hank Jones (Clifford Jordan, 1978)
* SteveIreneo! (Irene Kral, 1959)
* The Drum Battle (Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, 1952)
* I'm All For You (Joe Lovano, 2003)
* Joyous Encounter (Joe Lovano, 2004)
* Classic! Live at Newport (Joe Lovano, 2005)
* Salute to the Flute (Herbie Mann, 1957)
* 2-3-4 (Shelly Manne, 1962)
* Star Highs (Warne Marsh, 1982)
* Eddie Costa, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at Newport (1957)
* The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland, 1961)
* Helen Merrill with Strings (1955)
* SO Much Guitar! (Wes Montgomery, 1961)
* Great Day (James Mody, 1963)
* Salute to Satch (Joe Newman, 1956)
* The Midgets (Joe Newman, 1956)
* Hangin' Out (Joe Newman and Joe Wilder, 1984)
* All the Sad Young Men (Anita O'Day, 1962)
* New York Album (Art Pepper, 1979)
* So in Love (Art Pepper, 1979)
* Here's That Raney Day (Jimmy Raney, 1980)
* Together Again: For the First Time (Buddy Rich and Mel Tormé, 1978)
* Midnight Oil (Jerome Richardson, 1958)
* The Chase Is On (Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette, 1957)
* Flute Suite (A.K. Salim, 1957)
* The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (Sahib Shihab, 1957)
* Jazz Sahib (Sahib Shihab, 1957)
* Johnny Smith (Johnny Smith, 1967)
* The Incredible Ira Sullivan (1980)
* Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More (1963)
* Warm Wave (Cal Tjader, 1964)
* Breathe Easy (Cal Tjader, 1977)
* See You at the Fair (Ben Webster, 1964)
* Flutes & Reeds (Ernie Wilkins and Frank Wess, 1955)
* Top Brass (Ernie Wilkins, 1955)
* Wilder 'n' Wilder (Joe Wilder, 1956)
* The Pretty Sound (Joe Wilder, 1959)
* But Beautiful (Nancy Wilson, 1969)
* The Swingin' States (Kai Winding, 1958)
* Dance to the City Beat (Kai Winding, 1958–59)
* More Brass (Kai Winding, 1966)
* Laughin' to Keep from Cryin' (Lester Young, 1958)

Discography

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Sonny Red

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

As leader
or co-leader|

* Two Altos (with Art Pepper, 1957)
* Out of the Blue (1959–60)
* Breezing (1960)
* A Story Tale (with Clifford Jordan, 1961)
* The Mode (1961)
* Images (1961)
* Sonny Red (1971)

With
Donald Byrd|

* Mustang (1966)
* Blackjack (1967)
* Slow Drag (1967)
* The Creeper (1967)

With
others|

* Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957)
* Jazz ...It's Magic! (Curtis Fuller, 1957)
* New Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1957)
* Saying Something (Bill Hardman, 1961)
* The Blue Yusef Lateef (Yusef Lateef, 1968)
* Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962)
* On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette, 1957)

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