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For this inspired 1994 date, veteran bassist Reggie Workman assembled four fellow avant-garde luminaries: pianist Andrew Hill, saxophonist Sam Rivers, trombonist Julian Priester, and drummer Pheeroan akLaff. By the usual standards of these highly adventurous players, the record is relatively accessible, but it does makes for challenging listening. The quintet opens with "Encounter," a busy and bold selection by the late John Carter. Overall, only Workman's "Summit Conference" and Priester's "Breath" feature sustained periods of cacophony, yet even these freer pieces are built around a defined melody and structure. Sonelius Smith's "Conversation" and Rivers' "Solace" bump along with Latin rhythms; Priester shines on both tracks. The trombonist is also the dominant voice on Rivers' fast-swinging "Meteor." Rivers plays soprano sax on Workman's "Estelle's Theme" and flute on Hill's "Gone," the latter a duet with Hill that closes the session on an austere yet calming note.
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John Carter, Composer - Andrew Hill, MainArtist - Julian Priester, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, MainArtist
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Andrew Hill, MainArtist - Julian Priester, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, Composer, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, MainArtist
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Andrew Hill, MainArtist - Julian Priester, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, MainArtist - Sonelius Smith, Composer
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Andrew Hill, MainArtist - Julian Priester, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, Composer, MainArtist
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Andrew Hill, FeaturedArtist - Julian Priester, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, Composer, MainArtist
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Andrew Hill, MainArtist - Julian Priester, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, Composer, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, MainArtist
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Andrew Hill, MainArtist - Julian Priester, Composer, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, MainArtist
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Andrew Hill, Composer, MainArtist - Julian Priester, MainArtist - Reggie Workman, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, MainArtist
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
Album review
For this inspired 1994 date, veteran bassist Reggie Workman assembled four fellow avant-garde luminaries: pianist Andrew Hill, saxophonist Sam Rivers, trombonist Julian Priester, and drummer Pheeroan akLaff. By the usual standards of these highly adventurous players, the record is relatively accessible, but it does makes for challenging listening. The quintet opens with "Encounter," a busy and bold selection by the late John Carter. Overall, only Workman's "Summit Conference" and Priester's "Breath" feature sustained periods of cacophony, yet even these freer pieces are built around a defined melody and structure. Sonelius Smith's "Conversation" and Rivers' "Solace" bump along with Latin rhythms; Priester shines on both tracks. The trombonist is also the dominant voice on Rivers' fast-swinging "Meteor." Rivers plays soprano sax on Workman's "Estelle's Theme" and flute on Hill's "Gone," the latter a duet with Hill that closes the session on an austere yet calming note.
© David R. Adler /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:42
- Main artists: Reggie Workman Andrew Hill Sam Rivers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Postcards Records
- Genre: Jazz
2021 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp. 2020 Postcards Records / Arkadia Entertainment Corp.
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