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Slide Hampton: Slide Plays Jobim

Read "Slide Plays Jobim" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
November 27, 2005

Slide Hampton Plays the Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim came out in 2002, but like many indie releases, it continues to be “discovered through chance and good fortune. I stumbled upon it after a series of happy coincidences, and as a confessed Jobimaniac, I was delighted to find a fresh approach to the material I know so well.

The novelty is due to Slide Hampton's fluid, swinging arrangements and the prominence of his wonderful trombone, not a common ...