1995 (Screaming Headless Torsos album)
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| Released | June 13, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, jazz fusion, jazz | |||
| Label | Discovery WEA Fuzelicious Morsels (re-release) | |||
| Producer | Screaming Headless Torsos, Bill Toles, Bob Brockmann | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| eMusic |  [2] |
1995 is the debut album by experimental jazz/jazz fusion group Screaming Headless Torsos. It was recorded in 1995 and released on June 13 the same year. On March 26, 2002, the album was re-released with two new tracks, Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" and the Beatles "Something".
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by David Fiuczynski, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vinnie" | 4:24 | |
| 2. | "Free Man" | Fima Ephron | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Cult of the Internal Sun" | 4:09 | |
| 4. | "Little Wing" (Only included on the re-released version of the album) | Jimi Hendrix | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Word to Herb" | Dean Bowman, Jojo Mayer | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Blue in Green" | Miles Davis, Bill Evans | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Chernobyl Firebirds" | 0:29 | |
| 8. | "Graffiti Cemetery" | 7:13 | |
| 9. | "Smile in a Wave" (Theme from the documentary film Jack Johnson) | Miles Davis | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Wedding in Sarajevo" | Bowman, Mayer | 6:24 |
| 11. | "Hope" | 4:22 | |
| 12. | "Kermes Macabre" | 8:02 | |
| 13. | "Another Sucka" | Ephron | 4:31 |
| 14. | "Something" (Only included on the re-released version of the album) | George Harrison | 5:09 |
Release and reception
[edit]The reviews for the album were generally positive. Glenn Astarita from Allmusic recommended the album, writing that it was "an early glimpse of one of the most powerful jazz-rock units to emerge in quite some time."[1] Tony Green from the JazzTimes magazine wrote that "the band's vocal-fronted, hard-charging amalgam of funk, rock and jazz should be more than a belly full for folks who haven't heard them before".[3]
Personnel
[edit]- Dean Bowman – vocals
- David Fiuczynski – guitar
- Fima Ephron – bass
- Jojo Mayer – drums
- Daniel Sadownick – percussion
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Astarita, Glenn. "Review: 1995". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 March 2002.
- ^ "Screaming Headless Torsos - 1995 mp3s, Screaming Headless Torsos - 1995 music downloads, Screaming Headless Torsos - 1995 songs from". eMusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ Green, Tony. "Review: 1995 and Live!!". JazzTimes. Retrieved 25 August 2016.