The Ringer

by Charles Tolliver

The Ringer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:30
  • Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Joe Chambers, Gary Bartz, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The fiery debut album from trumpeter and composer Charles Tolliver. 'The Ringer' is a powerful, high-energy statement of advanced hard bop, featuring a stellar, all-star lineup. The music is complex, intense, and showcases Tolliver's brilliant trumpet playing and sophisticated compositional skills, marking the arrival of a major new voice in post-bop.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, soulful, classic, ensemble, powerful

Tracklist

  1. Plight (7:05)
  2. On the Nile (10:20)
  3. The Ringer (6:10)
  4. Mother Wit (8:40)
  5. Spur (5:15)

Credits

  • Music Inc - primary artist
  • Charles Tolliver - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Steve Novosel - bass
  • Diogenic Attempts Ltd. - design
  • Jimmy Hopps - drums
  • Carlos Olms - engineer [recording]
  • Valerie Wilmer - liner notes, photography by [cover]
  • Stanley Cowell - piano
  • Alan Bates - producer
  • Chris Whent - producer

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