Counterpoint for Six Valves explained

Counterpoint for Six Valves is an album by American jazz trumpeters Don Elliott and Rusty Dedrick which was recorded in 1955 for the Riverside label.^[1] The album features six tracks that were originally recorded in 1955 and released as the 10-inch LP, Six Valves along with four additional tracks from 1956. This album was also reissued on the Jazzland label as Double Trumpet Doings.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dick Hyman except as indicated

1. "Mine" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:08
2. "Vampire Till Ready" - 5:03 originally released on 6 Valves
3. "Your Own Iron" - 5:01 originally released on 6 Valves
4. "It's Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:55 originally released on 6 Valves
5. "The Bull Speaks" - 3:20
6. "Dominick Seventh" - 5:08 originally released on 6 Valves
7. "Gargantuan Chant" - 4:41 originally released on 6 Valves
8. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 5:07 originally released on 6 Valves
9. "Henry's Mambo" - 2:15
10. "Theme and Inner Tube" - 1:59

• Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City on March 16 & 17, 1955 (tracks 2-4 & 6-8) and April 23, 1956 (tracks 1, 5, 9 & 10)

Personnel

• Rusty Dedrick (tracks 1-3 & 5-10), Don Elliott (tracks 1–7, 9 & 10) - trumpet
• Dick Hyman - piano (tracks 1-9)
• Mundell Lowe - guitar (tracks 1-9)
• Eddie Safranski - bass (tracks 1-9)
• Don Lamond - drums (tracks 1-9)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-218 Riverside Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/counterpoint-for-six-valves-mw0000929735 Allmusic Review