''Island'' is a studio album by Canadian musician

Kenny Wheeler Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards. Most of his performances were rooted in jazz, but he was also active ...

and trombonist

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, recorded in 2002 and released on Artist House Records in 2003.Kenny Wheeler discography
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Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating: "the quintet creates a series of expansive yet pastoral jazz settings for the exploration at the margins without the edges. Make no mistake; aesthetically this is 'beautiful' and deeply moving music. The level of composition here is the heist, and the articulation of these tonal and harmonic architectures is flawless ... That this music is played with such grace, elegance, and aplomb makes it a gift to be cherished and studied".

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correspondent Rex Butters commented: "Although they’ve not recorded together before, they set each other up and finish each other’s thoughts like a long married couple. The island in question seems more north Atlantic than Caribbean. While the program tends toward moody mid-tempo tunes, the high level of playing keeps monotony at bay ... The Brookmeyer/Wheeler collaboration shows two long time players apparently still in ascent".Butters, R
All About Jazz Review
January 7, 2004

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Wheeler unless otherwise noted #"Before the First Time" - 7:56 #"114" - 7:29 #"Where Do We Go From Here?" - 7:45 #"Song for Kenny" (Brookmeyer) - 9:43 #"Upstairs with Beatrice" (Brookmeyer) - 7:22 #"Island" (Brookmeyer) - 9:46 #"Strange One" - 5:40

Personnel

- trumpet, flugelhorn *

- trombone *Frank Carlberg - piano *Jeremy Allen - bass * John Hollenbeck - drums

References

{{Authority control Kenny Wheeler albums Bob Brookmeyer albums 2003 albums Artists House albums