''No One in Particular'' is an album by the

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Quintet, led by drummer

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, and featuring saxophonist

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, guitarist

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(Gene Shimosato), pianist Greg Murphy, and bassist Matthew Garrison. It was recorded on June 25, 1992, at The Studio, located at 102 Greene Street, New York City, and was released in 2001 by Ali's

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. During 1965–1967, Ali played in a group led by

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, Ravi Coltrane's father, alongside

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, Matthew Garrison's father. Regarding the inclusion of the two younger musicians on the album, Ali commented: "I got both of the kids there and that is ironic because I knew those kids before they knew themselves. I knew their mothers when they were pregnant with them guys."

Reception

The authors of ''

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'' stated that Ali "keeps the metre fairly tight and straightforward, though at a couple of junctures he sounds (ironically) much like the later Elvin Jones, who led a very similar band." In a review for ''

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'', David Adler called Garrison "the most compelling soloist on this session, next to Ali himself," and noted that although Coltrane "sounds rough and unformed," his soprano saxophone solo on "Three Views of a Secret" "yields one of the albums more inspired moments." He remarked: "Ali comes across mainly as a mentor, leading the assembled players during an early stage in their development." ''AAJs Glenn Astarita described the album as "a first-rate effort and well worth investigating," and praised Ess's contribution, writing: "In some respects, this outing could conceivably appear to be the guitarist's solo album... Ess' effervescent and lyrically rich soloing endeavors provide the majority of the highlights."

Track listing

# "No One in Particular" (Greg Murphy) – 8:14 # "Witch Hunt" (

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) – 8:27 # "Blues for Annik" ( Sonelius Smith) – 7:45 # "Not Now, Later" (Gene Shimosato) – 8:19 # "Three Views of a Secret" (

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) – 9:22 # "Dear Alice" (Ravi Coltrane) – 6:54

Personnel

– drums *

– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone *

(Gene Shimosato) – guitar * Greg Murphy – piano * Matthew Garrison – electric bass

References

{{Reflist 2001 albums Rashied Ali albums Survival Records albums