''Straight Lines'' is an album by the American jazz reedist
Ken Vandermark, recorded in 1998 and released on
Atavistic
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. The Joe Harriott Project, a pianoless quartet with four members of the Vandermark 5, plays the music of the Jamaican saxophonist
Joe Harriott, transcribed and arranged by Vandermark. Three tunes are from the album ''
Free Form'' and four from ''
Abstract''.
[Original Liiner Notes by Steve Beresford]
Reception
In his review for
AllMusic, Tim Sheridan states: "The tunes are filled with odd time signiatures, quirky stops and meaty lines that make for excellent improvisation on the part of Vandermark, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Kent Kessler on bass and Tim Mulvenna on drums. A strong tribute."
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' says that "the record is under-rehearsed and unfinished in feel ... It could be that the group are a shade too respectful of Harriott's themes, since their playing feels a bit stiff and uncertain, something that a Vandermark record has never been in the past."
Track listing
:''All compositions by Joe Harriott''
# "Tonal" – 6:59
# "Shadows" – 6:17
# "Straight Lines" – 11:39
# "Abstract" – 6:27
# "Idioms" – 8:13
# "Pictures" – 9:01
# "Formation" – 7:00
Personnel
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Ken Vandermark –
tenor sax,
clarinet
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Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
,
bass clarinet
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Jeb Bishop
Jeb Bishop (born 1962) is an American jazz trombone player.
He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He has studied music (classical trombone performance) at Northwestern University, engineering and ...
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trombone
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Kent Kessler
Kent Kessler (born January 28, 1957) is an American jazz double-bassist.
Career
Although born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Kessler grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He began playing trombone at age ten. When he was thirteen, he moved with his f ...
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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 ...
*Tim Mulvenna –
drums
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References
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1999 albums
Ken Vandermark albums
Atavistic Records albums