Jazz Articles about Roy Campbell

Roy Campbell's Pyramid Trio: Ethnic Stew and Brew

by Derek Taylor
April 1, 2001

Saxophone trios rounded out by bass and drums are a regularity in creative improvised music. Strangely, trios led by trumpet are a comparatively rare occurrence. The reasons behind the disparity are debatable but may have something to do with the perceived difficulties in timbre and range sometimes attached to brass instruments. Where the adroit brass player can often effectively out lap his reed counterpart is in the area of tonal and textural variation. Roy Campbell is especially adept in this ...