musical excerpts

ROY CAMPBELL, JR.
trumpeter, flugelhorn player, pocket trumpeter, flutist;
composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, writer, and actor

NOTE:  Most active record labels have their own Web sites where you can order the recordings you want; try going to <http://www.google.com>, typing the name of the record company you want into the "search" box, and clicking on "go" to connect with its Web site.

Many labels with Roy's music (both vinyl and CD) are distributed by the CIMP store (Cadence/ NorthCountry), (315) 287-2852, <www.cadencebuilding.com>, <orders@cadencebuilding.com>, <info@ncdsales.com>.

Many of his recordings may also be purchased from Downtown Music Gallery, 342 Bowery (in other words, 3rd Ave. & 3rd St.), New York, NY 1OO12~24O8, (8OO) 622~1387, (212) 473~OO43, <www.dtmgallery.com>, <www.downtownmusicgallery.com>, <dmg@downtownmusicgallery.com>.

Last but not least, some of Roy's recordings may be purchased from him directly at his concerts.

2OO7

Other Dimensions in Music, w/ Daniel Carter, William Parker, Hamid Drake,
"Live in Paris" - Marge 38.

Saco Yasuma "Another Rain", Ken Filiano, Michael Thompson, Andy Bemkey, Matt Lavelle, Golda Solomon.

Charles Tyler sextet "Live at Sweet Basil" vol. 1 & 2, w/ Wilber Morris, Richard Dunbar, John Betsch, Curtis Clark.

Philip Gibbs, Paul Rogers, Paul Dunmall, Daniel Carter, William Parker, Hamid Drake.

2OO6

Man from San Juan w/ Chocolate, Jose Castela, Leena Conquest, Chris Sullivan, Reggie Nicholson, Cuacho, Ricardo Strobert, John Tchicai, Alex LeDico.

The Gift w/ William Hooker and Jason Hwang, "Live in Sanga".

The Nu Band w/ Mark Whitecage, Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi, "The Dope and the Ghost" - Live at Porgy and Bess in Austria.

Nation of We w/ Steve Swell and many others,
Ayler Records.

Rising Tone Cross,
movie by Ebba Jahn.

2OO5

Vision 2, CD and DVD.

Whit Dickey w/ Roy Campbell, Jr., Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Chris Lightcap: "In a Heartbeat," Clean Feed

Roy Campbell, Jr., Louie Belogenis, Hilliard Greene, and Michael Wimberly, "Exuberance" live from the 2OO3 Vision Festival, Ayler Records, aylCD-OO9

Marc Ribot's
Spiritual Unity Quartet w/ Roy Campbell, Jr., Chad Taylor, and featuring Henry Grimes, 'O4, music by Albert Ayler and Marc Ribot, Pi Recordings #15

Mike Ladd
w/ Roy Campbell, Jr., Andrew Lamb, Vijay Iyer, Bruce Grant, & Guillermo Brown: "Negrophilia," Thirsty Ear

2OO4

Whit Dickey w/ Roy Campbell, Jr., Rob Brown, Joe Morris: "Coalescence," Clean Feed

Burton Greene/ Roy Campbell Quartet w/ Adam Lane & Lou Grassi: "Isms Out," CIMP

Dennis Gonzalez's Inspiration Band
featuring Roy Campbell, Jr., Sabir Mateen, Michael Thompson, & special guest Henry Grimes, "Nile River Suite," limited-edition private issue recorded in New York City in Nov., 'O3 on Daagnim Records (CD9), purchase via <RoyCampbell@hotmail.com> or (718) 519~1513

William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, "Mass for the Healing of the World" (Black Saint, ’O4)

Roy Campbell, Jr. w/ Mark Whitecage/ Joe Fonda/ Lou Grassi (Nu Band), "The Nu Band on Tour, Spring 2OO3" (Konnex, 'O4)

Kamal: "Mistral"
(Oreade Music)

2OO3

Alan Silva's
Celestrial Communication Orchestra: "Treasure Box," w/ Marshall Allen/ Karen Borca/ Joseph Bowie/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Baikida Carroll/ Daniel Carter/ Joseph Daley/ Bobby Few/ Oki Itaru/ Edward "Kidd" Jordan/ Jackson Krall/ Bill Lowe/ Sabir Mateen/ Wilber Morris/ William Parker/ J.D. Parran/ Warren Smith/ Steve Swell/ Ijeoma & Oluyemi Thomas/ Francis Wong (Eremite 39/ 4O/ 41/ 42)

Vision: "Live from the 2OO2 Vision Festival"
(Thirsty Ear 57131)

Matthew Shipp: "Good & Evil Sessions,"
w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Alex Lodico/ William Parker/ Josh Roseman (Thirsty Ear 57134)

William Parker: "Spontaneous,"
w/ Lewis "Flip" Barnes/ Guillermo Brown/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Darryl Foster/ Dick Griffin/ Dave Hofstra/ Ori Kaplan/ Masahiko Kono/ Matt Lavelle/ Alex Lodico/ Sabir Mateen/ Dave Sewelson/ Steve Swell/ Charles Waters (Splasc(h) 855)

Exuberance: "Other Shore," w/ Louie Belogenis/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Hilliard Greene/ Michael Wimberly (Boxholder O4O)

Kevin Norton: "The Dream Catcher," w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Tomas Ulrich/ Hilliard Greene (CIMP 28O)

Yo La Tengo: "Summer Sun," w/ guests Roy Campbell, Jr./ Daniel Carter/ Sabir Mateen/ William Parker (Matador 548)

2OO2

Yo La Tengo:  "Nuclear War,"
w/ guests Roy Campbell, Jr./ Daniel Carter/ Susie Ibarra/ Sabir Mateen (Matador)

Joe Maneri Ensemble:  "Going to Church," w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Mat Maneri/ Randy Peterson/ Barre Phillips/ Matthew Shipp (Aum Fidelity O24)

William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: 
"Raincoat in the River" (Eremite O36) 

Steve Lehman Quintet:  "Camouflage" CIMP 255) 

David First:  "Universary," w/ Darret Adkins/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Tom Chiu/ Gerald Fried/ Shelley Hirsch/ Bob Hoffnar/ Ulrich Krieger/ Zeena Parkins/ Jane Scarpantoni (Analysand AKCS9128) 

2OO1

Spring Heel Jack: "Treader" (Thirsty Ear 57O83)

Spring Heel Jack: "Masses," w/ Tim Berne/ Guillermo Brown/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Daniel Carter/ Ed & John Coxon/ Mat Maneri/ Evan Parker/ William Parker/ Ashley Wales (Thirsty Ear 571O3) 

The Nu Band:  "Live at the Bop Shop," w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Joe Fonda/ Lou Grassi/ Mark Whitecage (Clean Feed CF OO2) 

Steve Lehman:  "Structural Fire," w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ John Hebert/ Kevin Norton/ Kevin O'Neil (CIMP 245) 

Alan Silva  " ... & Sound Visions Orchestra" (Eremite MTE O26) 

Yuko Fujiyama Quartet:  "Re-Entry," w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Wilber Morris/ Reggie Nicholson (CIMP 229) 

Roy Campbell Quartet:  "It's Krunch Time," w/ Khan Jamal/ Wilber Morris/ Guillermo Brown (Thirsty Ear 571O7-2) 

Pyramid Trio, w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ William Parker/ Hamid Drake:  "Ethnic Stew and Brew" (Delmark 528) 

2OOO

Peter Brotzmann Tentet + 2:  "A Short Visit to Nowhere" (Okka Disk 2O44) 

Peter Brotzmann Tentet + 2:  "Broken English" (Okka Disk 2O43) 

William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: 
"Mayor of Punkville" (Aum Fidelity 15 / 16) 

Matthew Shipp Quartet:  "Pastoral Composure" (Thirsty Ear 57O84-2) 

Other Dimensions in Music, Special Quintet (Roy Campbell, Jr./ Daniel Carter/ William Parker/ Rashid Bakr) with Matthew Shipp:  "Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time"  (AUM Fidelity 13) 

Rob Brown:  "Jumping Off the Page" (No More Records 8) 

1999

Steve Dalachinsky:  "Incomplete Directions" (Knitting Factory)
 
Dave Hillyard & the Rock Steady 7:  "Play Time" (Hell Cat 8O411-12) 

Ehran Elisha:  "Lowe Down Suite" (CIMP 21O) 

William Parker:  "Fractured Dimensions" (live, FMP Festival, unreleased) 

1998

Ehran Elisha:  "The Kicker," w/ Sam Bardfeld/ David Bindman/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Wilber Morris (CIMP 166) 

Matthew Shipp Horn Quartet:  "Strata," w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Daniel Carter/ William Parker (HatOLOGY 522) 

Pyramid Trio:  "Ancestral Homeland" (No More Records O7)

Peter Brotzmann/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ William Parker/ Hamid Drake (Die Like a Dog Quartet): "From Valley to Valley" (Eremite MTE 18)

1997

Borah Bergman/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Denis Charles:  "Vision One" compilation (Aum Fidelity OO7/8) 

William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: 
"Vision One" compilation (same as above) 

Other Dimensions in Music:  "Vision One" compilation 
(same as above) 

Other Dimensions in Music:  "Now!" (Aum Fidelity OO6) 

Dave Hilliard & the Rock Steady 7:  "Give 'Em the Boot" 
compilation (Hell Cat) 

Yoshiki Miura:  "Unknown Creature" (KYCats) 

1995

Ehran Elisha:  "Sweet Empathy" (Cadence CJR 1O8O) 

Ichikawa Ossam:  "The Monk" (AZ, Japan, OOO1) 

William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: 
"Sunrise in the Tone World" (Aum Fidelity OO2/3) 

1994

William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: 
"Flowers Grow in My Room" (Centering 1OO2)

Pyramid Trio:  "Communion" (Silkheart 139) 

1993

Roy Campbell, Jr.:  "La Tierra del Fuego," w/ Talik Abdullah/ Rahn Burton/ Klaas Hekman/ Alex Lodico/ Zane Massey/ Reggie Nicholson/ Ricardo Strobert/ Hideiji Taninaka (Delmark DE-469) 

Ruud Bergamin RBQ:  "Live at Thelonius" 
(Rotterdam private issue, NL, CD) 

1991

Roy Campbell, Jr:  "New Kingdom," w/ Bryan Carrott/ Zen Matsuura/ Zane Massey/ William Parker/ Ricardo Strobert (Delmark DE-456)

199O

Roy Campbell Sextet:  "Roy Campbell Sextet" (Camroy) 

1989

Other Dimensions in Music:  "Other Dimensions in Music" 
(Silkheart SHLP-12O) 

1988

Raw Deal:  "Raw Deal" (Marick OO1, cassette) 

William Hooker Orchestra:  "The Colour Circle"  (Cadence CJR-1O41) 

1986

Ellen Christi:  "Stars of Destiny" (NYCAC 5O4) 

Billy Bang Sextet:  "Live at Carlos I," w/ Thurman Barker/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Zen Matsuura/ William Parker/ Oscar Sanders/ (Soul Note SN-1136) 

Trudy Silver:  "Heroes / Heroines"  (Open Sky ST-O1) 

1982

Jemeel Moondoc's Quartet Muntu:  "The Athens Concert" (Praxis CM-1O7) 

1981

Jemeel Moondoc Sextet:  "Konstanze's Delight," w/ Roy Campbell, Jr./ Denis Charles/ Ellen Christi/ Khan Jamal/ William Parker  (Soul Note SN-1O41) 

Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu:  "The Intrepid"  Live in Poland (Poljazz 1O6)

198O / 1981

Jemeel Moondoc:  "New York Live" (Cadence CJR-1OO6) 

198O

Saheb Sarbib & his Multinational Big Band:  "Aisha" (Cadence CJR-1O1O) 

Saheb Sarbib & his Multinational Big Band:  "Live at the Public Theatre" (Cadence CJR-1OO1) 

Wayne Horvitz:  "Simple Facts" (Theater for Your Mother TFYM OO4) 

Rashied Ali & the Funky Freeboppers:  [title unknown] (New Pulse - unreleased?) 

1979

Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu:  "Evening of the Blue Man" 
(Muntu 1OO2) 

1976

Carlos Garnett:  "Cosmos Nucleus" (Muse 51O4) 

And much more to follow!

 

 







 
 
 
 




Ethnic Stew and Brew
2OO1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 








 
 
 


Now! 
1997 
 


 








 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 


Communion
1994 
 
 
 


 








 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Other Dimensions in Music 
1989 
 





 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 


New Kingdom 
1991 
 
 
 





 
 
 
 



 





 
 
 

 
 
 
 


Ancestral Homeland
1998 
 



 
 





 
 






 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 


La Tierra del Fuego
1993 
 
 
 
 

 

Click on the links below for more: 

Selected Concert Calendar

Roy Campbell Biography

Press Quotes

Musical excerpts


Roy Campbell, NYC, Vision Festival, 'O3, photo © Frank Rubolino

 

   
 

For further information: (718) 654~4925,
roycampbell@hotmail.com .