ARTiST..[ alvin queen
TiTLE...[ mighty long way
GENRE...[ jazz+funk GRABBER.[ eac
LABEL...[ Enja Recor (edel) ENCODER.[ lame
YEAR....[ 2009 QUALiTY.[ avg. 209kbps
SOURCE..[ cdda MODE....[ joint-stereo
PLAYTIME[ 61:24 min REL.DATE[ 11.01.2009
TRACKS..[ 09 RiPPER..[ TEAM OMA
SiZE....[ 94,7 MB SUPPLiER[ TEAM OMA
.. T R A C K L i S T ..
NR. TRACK. TiME.
01 mighty long way 05:24
02 sushi 07:49
03 cape verdean blues 06:27
04 blues on q 07:47
05 i got a woman 07:43
06 backyard blues 05:19
07 alba 04:52
08 let us go into the house 07:15
09 the drum thing 08:48
Born: August 16, 1950, New York, NY Period: `70s, `80s, `90s, 2000s
Biography:
A crisp, powerful, and swinging drummer, Alvin Queen hasn`t recorded as often as his talents merit, but what he`s done is consistently engaging and demanding. Queen worked with George Benson and Stanley Turrentine, then traveled to Europe with Charles Tolliver`s quartet. During the `70s, he worked with the group Music Inc., co-led by Tolliver and Stanley Cowell. Queen departed America in 1979 for Switzerland, and established Nilva Records. He then toured France with Plas Johnson and Harry Edison, and recorded with John Collins and Junior Mance in the `80s; while also working in Zurich with a trio led by Wild Bill Davis and recording with another led by Lonnie Smith. He also did his own dates. Queen has no sessions currently available on CD, but can be heard on reissues by Music Inc. ...
