''Radiant Pools'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist
Rob Brown which was recorded in 2004 and released on the French
RogueArt
RogueArt (also written Rogueart and Rogue Art) is a French independent record label based in Paris. It was founded by record producer Michel Dorbon in 2005 and specialises in jazz and improvised music.
History
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label. He leads a quartet with
Steve Swell on trombone,
Joe Morris on double bass instead of guitar and Luther Gray on drums.
Reception
In his review for
AllMusic
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, Alain Drouot states "What makes this recording particularly successful is the fine interplay between Brown and Swell. The pieces often feature exciting but subtle dialogues and counterpoint. The pair's ideas are carefully developed and their attention to detail pays dividends as the two musicians stimulate and/or support one another."
In a double review for
All About Jazz, Clifford Allen observes that "Where Morris' music can suggest a somber
Mark Rothko-like atmosphere, even in its most lickety-split moments, the music of Rob Brown suggests an urbane fauvism not unlike the paintings of
Bob Thompson."
[Allen, Clifford]
''Radiant Pools'' review
at All About Jazz
Track listing
:''All compositions by Rob Brown except as indicated''
# "Boxed Set" (
Steve Swell) – 6:32
# "Semantics-1" (Brown/Swell/Morris/Gray) – 9:51
# "Out of the Lurch" – 5:35
# "Radiant Pools" – 7:40
# "King Cobra" (
Joe Morris) – 8:48
# "Semantics-2" (Brown/Swell/Morris/Gray) – 9:27
# "Swarm Village" – 9:41
Personnel
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Rob Brown –
alto sax,
flute
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*
Steve Swell -
trombone
The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...
*
Joe Morris –
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
*Luther Gray –
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 ...
References
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2005 albums
Rob Brown (saxophonist) albums
RogueArt albums