Released 1998 Length 57:56 Stumble
(1998) Deep Telling
(1999) Release date 1998 | Recorded January 17, 1998 Label Wobbly Rail Artist Ken Vandermark Genre Jazz | |
Venue Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois Similar Live at the Glenn Miller Café, Funky‑Do!, Live in Wels & Chicago, Utility Hitter, Occasional Poems | ||
Stumble the kids
Stumble is the second album by the AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark, which was recorded live at Chicago's Unity Temple in 1998 and released on Wobbly Rail, a short-lived imprint started by Merge Records/Superchunk principal Mac McCaughan. AALY Trio is a Swedish free jazz band led by saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. Originally just a guest, Vandermark became a full member of the group.
Contents
Stumble go local sports team
Reception
In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "These numbers are firmly entrenched in blues roots, carrying on a wailing, at times plaintive, blues spirit with conviction."
The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Vandermark and Gustafsson are formidably like-minded, at least in the way they want the band to make its impression, and the sound of the quartet in full flight has a harsh, narcotic edge to it."
The JazzTimes review by Bill Shoemaker states "While there is plenty of wide-open blowing space for the two saxophonists (Vandermark also plays a good amount of pungent clarinets), and the flexible, fluent Janson and Nordeson, there is an overarching ensemble cohesion that holds this album together."
Track listing
- "Stumble" (Ken Vandermark) – 11:52
- "Umeå" (Peter Janson) – 11:28
- "Hommage à Lillen" (Mats Gustafsson / Kjell Nordeson) – 6:24
- "Song For Che" (Charlie Haden) – 14:29
- "Why I Don't Go Back" (Ken Vandermark) – 13:40