Revenge of the Fat People
| Revenge of the Fat People | ||||
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| Studio album by The Jack Walrath Group | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | May 23, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Madison Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:07 | |||
| Label | Stash ST-221 | |||
| Producer | Jack Walrath | |||
| Jack Walrath chronology | ||||
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Revenge of the Fat People is an album by trumpeter Jack Walrath, recorded in 1981 and released on the Stash label in 1982.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that Walrath's "music continues the filips that characterized the Mingus bands, the playful tempos, the gospel roots, the passionate solos."[4]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This Stash LP is a strong effort by the adventurous trumpeter Jack Walrath who contributed four of the six compositions... The music is as colorful and as adventurous its the titles".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Jack Walrath except where noted
- "Revenge of the Fat People" – 5:10
- "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) – 6:29
- "Beer!" – 8:10
- "Sliding Doors" (Michael Cochrane) – 7:58
- "Piggy Love" – 4:42
- "Blues in the Guts" – 6:38
Personnel[edit]
- Jack Walrath – trumpet
- Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone
- Michael Cochrane – piano
- Cameron Brown – bass
- Mike Clark – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Discogs album details, accessed September 27, 2017
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Jack Walrath, accessed September 27, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jack Walrath: Revenge of the Fat People – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Mark (27 Nov 1982). "Revenge of the Fat People The Jack Walrath Group". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.