Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman album)

1986 studio album by Idrees Sulieman

Groovin'

Studio album by Idrees Sulieman

Released

1986

Recorded

August 2, 1985
Sound Track Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark

Genre

Jazz

Length

57:25

Label

SteepleChase
SCS 1218

Producer

Nils Winther

Idrees Sulieman chronology

Bird's Grass
(1976)

Groovin'
(1986)

Groovin' is an album by the trumpeter Idrees Sulieman recorded in 1985 and released on the SteepleChase label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album, writing, "Five days short of his 62nd birthday, Idrees Sulieman was still in fine form for this record."

Track listing

"Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 10:31
"Tell Me What's Your Name" (Kathe Laursen) – 5:53
"If I Only Knew" (Idrees Sulieman) – 6:05
"Late Before Time" (Kathe Laursen) – 11:18 (previously unissued bonus track on CD)
"Lipstick" (Kathe Laursen) – 8:24
"The Center of Copenhagen" (Idrees Sulieman) – 8:06
"Happy Ending" (Per Goldschmidt) – 7:00

Personnel

Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
Per Goldschmidt – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Horace Parlan – piano
Mads Vinding – double bass
Billy Hart – drums

References

SteepleChase Records discography, Jazz lists. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ Yanow, S., "Idrees Sulieman - Groovin'", AllMusic Retrieved March 31, 2015.
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 1405.

v t e Idrees Sulieman
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Three Trumpets (with Art Farmer and Donald Byrd, 1957) Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors (with Webster Young, John Coltrane, and Bobby Jaspar, 1957) Roots (1957) The Camel (1964) Now Is the Time (1976) Bird's Grass (1976) Groovin' (1985)
Live albums	Americans in Europe (with Kenny Clarke, Bill Smith, Bud Powell, Albert Nicholas, Champion Jack Dupree, Curtis Jones, and Don Byas, 1963)
Related articles	Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band

v t e Horace Parlan
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader	Movin' & Groovin' (1960) Us Three (1960) Speakin' My Piece (1960) Headin' South (1960) On the Spur of the Moment (1961) Up & Down (1961) Happy Frame of Mind (1963) Arrival (1973) No Blues (1975) Frank-ly Speaking (1977) Goin' Home (with Archie Shepp, 1977) Blue Parlan (1978) Hi-Fly (1978) Musically Yours (1979) The Maestro (1979) Trouble in Mind (with Archie Shepp, 1980) Pannonica (1980) Like Someone in Love (1983) Glad I Found You (1984) Little Esther (1987) Duo Reunion (with Archie Shepp, 1987) Voyage of Rediscovery (1999)
With Stanley Turrentine	Look Out! (Stanley Turrentine, 1960) Comin' Your Way (1961) Up at "Minton's" (1961) Salt Song (1971)
With others	Gene Ammons in Sweden (1973) One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey, 1960) Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960) Motoring Along (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1974) Tough Tenor Favorites (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin, 1962) Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962) Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981) The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson, 1959) Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson, 1960) Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson, 1960) The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge, 1991) That's It! (Booker Ervin, 1961) Exultation! (Booker Ervin, 1963) The House That Love Built (Frank Foster, 1982) Doin' Allright (Dexter Gordon, 1961) Stable Mable (Dexter Gordon, 1975) Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton, 1961) Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962) Weary Blues (Langston Hughes, Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather, 1958) Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk, 1964) I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964) Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965) A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus, 1957) Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959) Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus, 1959) I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney, 1982) Meeting the Tenors (Doug Raney, 1983) Splashes (Archie Shepp, 1987) Bird's Grass (Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman, 1985)

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