The Super Quartet is an album by the drummer Louis Hayes, recorded in Italy in 1994 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.[1][2][3][4]

The Super Quartet
Studio album by Louis Hayes & Company
Released	1994
Recorded	February 1994
Studio	Murec Studio, Milano, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:06
Label	Timeless SJP 424
Producer	Peter Huijts
Louis Hayes chronology
Blue Lou (1993) The Super Quartet (1994) Louis at Large (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The AllMusic review called it "easily one of Louis Hayes' best recordings as a leader," stating that "this quartet session ... almost has the flavor of a typical Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers album; although there's no brass, the selections and the hard bop arrangements generally fit".[5]

Track listing

1. "Bolivia" (Cedar Walton) – 6:40
2. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:12
3. "Up Jumped Spring" (Freddie Hubbard) – 8:17
4. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 8:59
5. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 9:41
6. "Epistrophy" (Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke) – 6:53
7. "Blue Lou" (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) – 4:56
8. "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:44

Personnel

• Louis Hayes – drums
• Javon Jackson – tenor saxophone
• Kirk Lightsey – piano
• Essiet Essiet – bass

References