''Angle'' is an album by English jazz pianist Howard Riley, which was released on

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in 1969 as part of their Realm Jazz Series, and reissued on CD by Columbia in 1999. It features his working trio of that period, with bassist

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and drummer Alan Jackson. The fully notated "Three Fragments" is a flute-piano duet with Barbara Thompson.Original Liner Notes by Howard Riley

Reception

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'' notes that "Riley is the only credited composer on the album, which perhaps accounts for its thoughtful and rather reserved character." In a review for

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, Ian McCann stated that the "rhythm section, Barry Guy and Alan Jackson, are deeply in sync... ''Angles lengthy title track fits its name, all pointed turns; 'Gormenghast'... is agreeably dense; 'Gill' lets gospel back into the music, then leads it astray; 'Fragment' is beautifully tender and complex; the twisted 'Three Fragments' adds Barbara Thompson's eerie flute."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Howard Riley'' # "Exit" – 5:00 # "Gormenghast" – 7:02 # "S&S" – 2:15 # "Fragment" – 7:40 # "Angle" – 7:10 # "Aftermath" – 2:30 # "Three Fragments" – 2:51 # "Gill" – 5:42

Personnel

* Howard Riley –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

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*Alan Jackson –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Barbara Thompson –

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

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References

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