Native Colours

Native Colours is the debut album by drummer Billy Drummond which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label the following year.[1][2][3][4]

Native Colours
Studio album by Billy Drummond Quartet
Released	1992
Recorded	March 15, 1991
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:34
Label	Criss Cross Jazz Criss 1057
Producer	Peter Leitch
Billy Drummond chronology
Native Colours (1992) The Gift (1995)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

In his review on Allmusic, Greg Turner stated "This is a fine debut by one of jazz's best young drummers".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Renee Rosnes except where noted

1. "8/4 Beat" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 5:49
2. "Native Colours" – 6:11
3. "San Francisco Holiday - Worry Later" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:14
4. "Waltz for Sweetie" (Billy Drummond) – 10:08
5. "One for Walton" – 4:54
6. "Lexicon" – 6:45
7. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) – 6:10
8. "Yesterday's Gardenias" (Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson) – 9:57
9. "Happy House" (Ornette Coleman) – 6:25

Personnel

• Billy Drummond – drums
• Steve Wilson – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone
• Renee Rosnes – piano
• Ray Drummond – bass

References

1. Criss Cross Jazz: album entry accessed February 28, 2019
2. Jazzdisco: Billy Drummond Catalog accessed February 28, 2019
3. Kenny Barron: discography accessed February 28, 2019
4. Renee Rosnes: Original Works, accessed February 28, 2019
5. Turner, Greg. Billy Drummond – Native Colours: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.