Peter Erskine - Transition

Styles: Jazz, Post-Bop 
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:50
Size: 146,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:50)  1. Osaka Castle
(1:21)  2. The Rabbit in the Moon
(5:07)  3. Corazon
(1:31)  4. Suite: King Richard II - Introduction
(7:17)  5. Suite: King Richard II - Music Plays
(2:34)  6. Suite: King Richard II - Sonnet
(8:05)  7. Suite: King Richard II - Transition
(2:42)  8. Suite: King Richard II - End Hymn
(3:00)  9. Lions and Tigers and Bears
(8:06) 10. The Hand Speaks Hold
(5:07) 11. Smart Shoppers
(5:17) 12. My Foolish Heart
(0:55) 13. Orson Welles (Intro)
(5:51) 14. Orson Welles

The music on Peter Erskine's second recording as a leader (all but two songs are by either the drummer-leader or Vince Mendoza) is disappointingly forgettable, including Erskine's five-part, 22-minute "Suite: Music from Shakespeare's 'King Richard II'." With such fine players as Joe Lovano and Bob Mintzer on tenors, guitarist John Abercrombie, keyboardists Kenny Werner and Don Grolnick, bassist Marc Johnson and Peter Gordon on french horn, the solos are generally quite good, but the lack of any memorable melodies and the dated-sounding synthesizers largely sink the effort. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/transition-mw0000649495

Personnel: Peter Erskine (synthesizer, drums, percussion, gong, computer); John Abercrombie (guitar, guitar synthesizer); Joe Lovano (saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bob Mintzer (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Peter Gordon (French horn, horns); Kenny Werner (piano, synthesizer); Don Grolnick (synthesizer); Marc Johnson (acoustic bass).

Transition

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