''Summer Fruits (and Unrest)'' is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader
Django Bates
Django Bates (born Leon Bates, 2 October 1960) is a British jazz musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, band leader and educator. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. Bates has been described as "one of the most talented musici ...
which was recorded in 1993 and released on the
JMT label.
[Shimada, T.]
JMT label discography
accessed December 9, 2014
Reception
AllMusic
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awarded the album 3½ stars stating "hot full of breezy humor -- while also falling prey to the needless clutter so popular in fusion bands and jazz schools -- ''Summer Fruits'' will no doubt please fans who like their swing embedded in left field, yet logical dress".
[Cook, S.]
Allmusic Review
accessed December 9, 2014
Track listing
''All compositions by Django Bates''
# "Tight Rope" – 1:17
# "Armchair March" – 7:01
# "Food for Plankton (In Detail)" – 5:03
# "Säd Afrika" – 6:08
# "Three Architects Called Gabrielle: Just What I Expected" – 6:14
# "Queen of Puddings" – 8:19
# "Hyphen" – 5:32
# "Nights at the Circus" – 4:19
# "Discovering Metal" – 3:50
# "Little Petherick" – 6:30
# "March Hare Dance" – 3:02
Personnel
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Django Bates
Django Bates (born Leon Bates, 2 October 1960) is a British jazz musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, band leader and educator. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. Bates has been described as "one of the most talented musici ...
– piano, keyboards, peck horn
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Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
*Sarah Homer – clarinet, bass clarinet
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Iain Ballamy
Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. He is considered one of the greatest modern jazz saxophonists.
Career
Ballamy was born in Guildford, Surrey, and educated at George Abbot School, Guildford, from 1975 ...
,
Steve Buckley – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
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Mark Lockheart
Mark Lockheart (born 31 March 1961) is a British jazz tenor saxophonist who was a member of the Loose Tubes big band during the 1980s.
Career
After the demise of Loose Tubes, Lockheart formed jazz/folk quartet Perfect Houseplants with Huw Warr ...
, Barak Schmool – tenor saxophone
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Julian Argüelles
Julian Argüelles (born 28 January 1966) is an English jazz saxophonist.
Coming to prominence in the 1980s and '90s with the ensemble Loose Tubes, Argüelles has worked extensively as a solo performer and with American and European musicians. ...
– baritone saxophone
*Sid Gauld – high trumpet
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Chris Batchelor
Chris Batchelor is a British jazz trumpeter and composer. He gained his first professional experience with Dudu Pukwana's Zila aged 17, at the suggestion of Harry Beckett. He subsequently became a founder member, composer and soloist with Loos ...
– soloing trumpet
*David Laurence – French horn
*Roland Bates – trombone
*Richard Henry – bass trombone
*Sarah Waterhouse – tuba
*Steve Watts – acoustic bass
*Mike Mondesir – electric bass
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Stuart Hall – electric guitar, violin, lap steel, banjo
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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 ...
– drums
*Thebe Lipare – percussion
References
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1993 albums
Django Bates albums
JMT Records albums
Winter & Winter Records albums