''The Ancestors'' is an album by
Tim Berne and which was released on the Italian-based Soul Note label in 1983. It features three lengthy tracks which, typical of Berne, are structured in suite-like sections. The music is performed by the Tim Berne Sextet which consisted of Berne,
Herb Robertson,
Ray Anderson,
Mack Goldsbury
Mack may refer to:
People
*Mack (given name)
*Mack (surname)
*Reinhold Mack, German record producer and sound engineer, often credited as simply "Mack"
*Richard Machowicz (1965–2017), host of ''FutureWeapons'' and ''Deadliest Warrior'', known as ...
,
Ed Schuller
Edwin Gunther Schuller (January 11, 1955) is an American jazz bassist and composer. His father is Gunther Schuller, a composer, horn player, and music professor, and his younger brother is drummer George Schuller.
Career
A native of New York Ci ...
,
Paul Motian.
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "''The Ancestors'' was a first sign that Berne was willing to slow down, look about him and take stock. ...it's a measured authoritative set, rhythmically coherent ".
Track listing
# "Sirius B" (Berne) - 10:46
# "Shirley's Song - Part 1" (Berne) - 12:46
# "Shirley's Song - Part 2 / San Antonio / The Ancestors" (Berne) - 21:05
Personnel
*
Tim Berne: Alto saxophone
* Clarence
Herb Robertson: Trumpet, pocket trumpet, cornet & flugelhorn
*
Ray Anderson: Trombone & tuba
*
Mack Goldsbury
Mack may refer to:
People
*Mack (given name)
*Mack (surname)
*Reinhold Mack, German record producer and sound engineer, often credited as simply "Mack"
*Richard Machowicz (1965–2017), host of ''FutureWeapons'' and ''Deadliest Warrior'', known as ...
: Tenor & soprano saxophones
*
Ed Schuller
Edwin Gunther Schuller (January 11, 1955) is an American jazz bassist and composer. His father is Gunther Schuller, a composer, horn player, and music professor, and his younger brother is drummer George Schuller.
Career
A native of New York Ci ...
: Bass
*
Paul Motian: Percussion
Notes
* Recorded live on February 19, 1983, at the School of Visual Arts, NYC.
* Recording Engineer: Kazunori Sugiyama
* Produced by Empire Productions &
Giovanni Bonandrini
* Cover painting by Betsy Berne
Releases
* 1983 - Soul Note (Italy), SN 1061 (LP)
[http://www.wnur.org/jazz/artists/berne.tim/discog.html]
* 1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-1 (LP)
* 1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-2 (CD)
* 1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-4 (CT)
References
External links
#
All-Music album review
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1983 albums
Tim Berne albums