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The Brass Project

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Released
  
1993

Length
  
72:51

Artist
  
John Surman

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
April 1992

Producer
  
Steve Lake

Release date
  
1993

Genre
  
Jazz

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The Brass Project (1992)
  
Stranger than Fiction (1994)

Similar
  
John Surman albums, Jazz albums

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The Brass Project is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with a brass section conducted by John Warren recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This episodic set has its share of sound explorations but also contains swinging sections and an impressive amount of excitement. The colorful solos (mostly by Surman) and the unpredictable writing make this a highly recommended disc".

Track listing

All compositions by John Surman except where noted.

  1. "The Returning Exile" – 7:46
  2. "Coastline" – 3:38
  3. "The New One Two Part 1" (John Warren) – 6:38
  4. "The New One Two Part 2" (Warren) – 7:33
  5. "Spacial Motive" (Warren) – 4:56
  6. "Wider Vision" – 8:33
  7. "Silent Lake" (Warren) – 6:01
  8. "Mellstock Quire / Tantrum Clangley" (Warren) – 11:19
  9. "All for a Shadow" (Surman, Warren) 5:35

Personnel

  • John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, alto clarinet, piano
  • Henry Lowther, Stephen Waterman, Stuart Brooks – trumpet
  • Malcolm Griffiths, Chris Pyne – trombone
  • David Stewart, Richard Edwards – bass trombone
  • Chris Laurence – bass
  • John Marshall – drums, percussion
  • John Warren – conductor

    • Songs

    1The Returning ExileJohn Warren7:46
    2CoastlineJohn Warren3:38
    3The New One Two - Part 1John Warren6:38

    References

    The Brass Project Wikipedia
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