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John Marshall (trumpet), Tardo Hammer (piano), Ralph Lalama (tenor sax), John Webber (bass), Tom Melito (drums). Recorded June 10, 1988, at Rudy Van Gelder Studios. Tracks are InchKiss & TellInch, InchSamba ClaudineInch, InchGone JobInch, InchSmoke Gets in Your EyesInch, InchWailing WallInch, InchIs That SoInch, InchJust One of Those ThingsInch, InchSippin' at BellsInch, InchSo YoungInch, InchBeans & the BoysInch, Inch11th & FirstInch. Trumpeter John Marshall and pianist Tardo Hammer formed this group when the Metropolitan Bopera House broke up. Like Danny D'Imperio (former leader of the Metropolitan Bopera House), the Marshall-Hammer Bopera House is dedicated to the revitalization of bebop and hard bop.
