Th is an album by the Glenn Spearman–John Heward Group, led by saxophonist Spearman and drummer Heward, and featuring saxophonist Christopher Cauley, violinist David Prentice, and bassist Dominic Duval. It was recorded on May 21 and 22, 1997, at the Spirit Room in Rossie, New York, and was released later that year by the CIMP label.[1][2][3]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the group "remarkable," and praised the track titled "Summoning," describing it as "extraordinary" and having no precedent in Spearman's or Heward's work to date.[4]
Duck Baker of JazzTimes wrote: "The instrumentation and approach sometimes evoke Ayler groups, which would be dangerous in the case of lesser players, but here all comparisons end favorably... For a time it seemed as if the cathartic first flowering of free jazz couldn't for some reason sustain further growth. This beautiful record is spectacular evidence to the contrary."[5]
In a review for All About Jazz, Derek Taylor stated: "The malleability of the players' associations reflects directly on the music they create. Each man is comfortable contributing to the ensemble space just as easily as he is pulling out the stops through individual solos. What this translates into for the disc is an unflagging level of diversity in its contents."[6]
Track listingedit
"Irreversible Blues" (Spearman) – 10:42
"Gathering the Ancestors" (Heward) – 7:51
"3 For John" (Spearman) – 8:59
"Summoning" (Spearman/Heward) – 5:04
"Arista Africanapata" (Spearman) – 9:30
"Moment in Time" (Duval) – 10:01
"Stone Soup" (Heward) – 6:17
"Initiation" (Spearman) – 5:39
"The Natural Thing" (Cauley, Prentice, Duval, Spearman, Heward) – 7:17
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^"The Glenn Spearman – John Heward Group - th". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^"CIMP discography: main series: 101-199". JazzLists. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ abCook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1221.
^Baker, Duck (May 1, 1998). "The Glenn Spearman-John Heward Group: th". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^Taylor, Derek (May 1, 2000). "Glenn Spearman- John Heward Group: Th". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
April 17, 2024
album, album, glenn, spearman, john, heward, group, saxophonist, spearman, drummer, heward, featuring, saxophonist, christopher, cauley, violinist, david, prentice, bassist, dominic, duval, recorded, 1997, spirit, room, rossie, york, released, later, that, yea. Th is an album by the Glenn Spearman John Heward Group led by saxophonist Spearman and drummer Heward and featuring saxophonist Christopher Cauley violinist David Prentice and bassist Dominic Duval It was recorded on May 21 and 22 1997 at the Spirit Room in Rossie New York and was released later that year by the CIMP label 1 2 3 ThStudio album by The Glenn Spearman John Heward GroupReleased1997RecordedMay 21 and 22 1997StudioThe Spirit Room Rossie New YorkGenreFree jazzLabelCIMP148ProducerRobert D RuschGlenn Spearman chronologySurya Up 1996 Th 1997 Let it Go 1997 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingThe Penguin Guide to Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the group remarkable and praised the track titled Summoning describing it as extraordinary and having no precedent in Spearman s or Heward s work to date 4 Duck Baker of JazzTimes wrote The instrumentation and approach sometimes evoke Ayler groups which would be dangerous in the case of lesser players but here all comparisons end favorably For a time it seemed as if the cathartic first flowering of free jazz couldn t for some reason sustain further growth This beautiful record is spectacular evidence to the contrary 5 In a review for All About Jazz Derek Taylor stated The malleability of the players associations reflects directly on the music they create Each man is comfortable contributing to the ensemble space just as easily as he is pulling out the stops through individual solos What this translates into for the disc is an unflagging level of diversity in its contents 6 Track listing edit Irreversible Blues Spearman 10 42 Gathering the Ancestors Heward 7 51 3 For John Spearman 8 59 Summoning Spearman Heward 5 04 Arista Africanapata Spearman 9 30 Moment in Time Duval 10 01 Stone Soup Heward 6 17 Initiation Spearman 5 39 The Natural Thing Cauley Prentice Duval Spearman Heward 7 17Personnel editGlenn Spearman tenor saxophone kalimba track 4 vocals track 4 John Heward drums percussion track 4 vocals track 4 Christopher Cauley alto saxophone tracks 1 2 5 7 9 David Prentice violin viola tracks 1 3 6 7 Dominic Duval bass tracks 1 3 5 9 References edit Glenn Spearman Th AllMusic Retrieved February 8 2023 The Glenn Spearman John Heward Group th Jazz Music Archives Retrieved February 8 2023 CIMP discography main series 101 199 JazzLists Retrieved February 8 2023 a b Cook Richard Morton Brian 2006 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin Books p 1221 Baker Duck May 1 1998 The Glenn Spearman John Heward Group th JazzTimes Retrieved February 8 2023 Taylor Derek May 1 2000 Glenn Spearman John Heward Group Th All About Jazz Retrieved February 8 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Th album amp oldid 1216202527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
