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Open Letter (Loose Tubes album)

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Released
  
1988

Length
  
56:17

Release date
  
1988

Label
  
Editions EG

Recorded
  
December 1987

Artist
  
Loose Tubes

Producer
  
Teo Macero

Genre
  
Jazz


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Open Letter is the third album by English big band Loose Tubes, that was released on the EG label in 1988.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars.

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Williams" (Django Bates) – 8:54
  2. "Children's Game" (Eddie Parker) – 5:27
  3. "Blue" (Steve Berry) – 5:52
  4. "Shadow Play" (Parker) – 5:40
  5. "Mo Mhuirnin Ban" (Trad, arr. Chris Batchelor) – 3:37
  6. "Sticklebacks" (Batchelor) – 4:24
  7. "Accepting Suites from Strangers" (Bates) – 7:39
  8. "The Last Word" (Parker) – 6:39
  9. "Open Letter to Dudu Pukwana" (Dave DeFries) – 6:39

Personnel

  • Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
  • Dai Pritchard – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Iain Ballamy – alto and soprano saxes and flute
  • Steve Buckley – alto and soprano saxes and penny whistle
  • Mark Lockheart – tenor and soprano saxes
  • Tim Whitehead – tenor sax
  • Julian Argüelles – soprano and baritone saxes
  • Dave DeFries – trumpet, flugelhorn and percussion
  • Chris Batchelor – trumpet
  • Lance Kelly – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Eacott – trumpet, flugelhorn, bugle, clay trumpet
  • Richard Pywell – alto trombone, tenor trombone
  • John Harborne – tenor trombone, flugelbone
  • Steve Day – tenor trombone, euphonium
  • Ashley Slater – bass trombone, tuba
  • Dave Powell – tuba
  • Django Bates – keyboards, tenor horn
  • John Parricelli – guitar
  • Steve Berry, bass
  • Steve Argüelles – drums, percussion
  • Thebe Lipere – percussion

    • Songs

    1Sweet Williams8:54
    2Children's Game5:27
    3Blue5:52

    References

    Open Letter (Loose Tubes album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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