Slay the Suitors is an album by American drummer/composer Bobby Previte's group Empty Suits. The album was released on the Avant label in 1994.[1][2]

Slay the Suitors
Studio album by
Bobby Previte's Empty Suits
Released1994
RecordedJune 7–9, 1993
StudioBaby Monster Studio, New York City
GenreAvant-garde jazz
Length54:15
LabelAvant
036
ProducerMark Helias and Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte chronology
Music of the Moscow Circus
(1991)
Slay the Suitors
(1994)
Hue and Cry
(1994)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "On the whole, Slay the Suitors is a shake-up, wake-up call to arms in which Bobby Previte faults classicism for not only stifling the artistic impulse, but also for running hand-in-hand with deeply entrenched, even violent forces of oppression. With this theme to guide him on Slay the Suitors, Previte is absolutely at his most uncompromising, and the resulting music -- like the CD cover -- is right on target".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bobby Previte.

  1. "Fantasy and Nocturne" - 16:15
  2. "Waltz" - 13:39
  3. "Canon" - 9:41
  4. "Prelude and Elegy" - 14:32

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Roussel, P. Discography of Bobby Previte, accessed August 15, 2016
  2. ^ Bobby Previte discography, accessed August 15, 2016
  3. ^ a b Lynch, Dave. Slay the Suitors – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2016.