''Eréndira'' is the first album recorded by the British jazz quartet,
First House. It was released by
ECM
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...
. The album presents a studio performance of leader and saxophonist
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
with
Django Bates on
piano
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,
Mick Hutton
Mick Hutton (born 5 June 1956 in Chester, UK) is a British jazz bassist and composer.
Career
Hutton is known from the British jazz scene by his work with Harry Beckett (''Pictures of You'', 1985) and with Julian Argüelles, Iain Ballamy, Dja ...
on
bass
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and
Martin France
Martin France (born 1964) is one of the top jazz drummers in the UK. He has recorded on over 100 albums and is a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He is sponsored by Paiste cymbals
Career
France began performing at the age of ...
on
drums
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, recorded over 2 days in July, 1985 in
Norway
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.
Reception
Jazz commentator Richard Lehnert states "Eréndira's bleak, lonely elegies for deserted cities show how fresh the basic acoustic jazz quartet can sound when approached with awesome chops a sympathetic producer, and most important, the willingness to keep listening to one another. I had the sense of musicians of impecable taste choosing just the right silences to fill, and doing so with infinite grace."
Commenting on
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
,
Richard Williams of
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states that,"he seems to owe no aesthetic debt to any other saxophonist.
In
Jazz Journal Magazine, Simon Adams states that, " Eréndira is a set that bears repeated listenings, for this is no usual quartet offering of solos and accompaniment but four highly individual musicians given plenty of space to flaunt their skills. The resulting music, with its subtle textures and fine use of space, produces an album of rare beauty."
Thom Durek reviewing the album on Allmusic.com, comments on
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
. "As evidenced here,
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
is, for a young man in his 20s, a brilliant composer. His works mark the majority of what is collected here. He understands dynamics, tension, texture, color, intervals, and most of all melody. His sense of these elements is complex but deeply satisfying. (Check the melody in "The Journeyers to the East.")"
Track listing
#"A Day Away"
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
– 9:03
#"Innocent Eréndira "
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
– 2:54
#"The Journeyers to the East"
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
– 6:42
#"Bracondale"
Django Bates – 2:56
#"Grammenos"
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
– 11:19
#"Stranger than Paradise"
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
/
Martin France
Martin France (born 1964) is one of the top jazz drummers in the UK. He has recorded on over 100 albums and is a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He is sponsored by Paiste cymbals
Career
France began performing at the age of ...
– 2:21
#"Bridge Call"
Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
– 9:16
#"Doubt/Further Away"
Django Bates – 2:33
Personnel
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Ken Stubbs
Ken Stubbs (born 29 March 1961) is an English jazz musician, alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School. In 1978-80 he studied saxophone, com ...
– alto and soprano saxophones
*
Django Bates –
piano
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*
Mick Hutton
Mick Hutton (born 5 June 1956 in Chester, UK) is a British jazz bassist and composer.
Career
Hutton is known from the British jazz scene by his work with Harry Beckett (''Pictures of You'', 1985) and with Julian Argüelles, Iain Ballamy, Dja ...
–
double bass
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*
Martin France
Martin France (born 1964) is one of the top jazz drummers in the UK. He has recorded on over 100 albums and is a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He is sponsored by Paiste cymbals
Career
France began performing at the age of ...
–
percussion
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*
Manfred Eicher –
producer
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References
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Albums produced by Manfred Eicher
1985 debut albums
ECM Records albums
Ken Stubbs albums