Song For
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | December 16, 1966 October 20, 1966 (tracks 2,5) | |||
| Studio | Sound Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:47 (LP) 51:37 (CD) | |||
| Label | Delmark | |||
| Producer | Robert G. Koester | |||
| Joseph Jarman chronology | ||||
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Song For is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Joseph Jarman, recorded in 1966 and released on the Delmark label.
Background
[edit]Jarman's regular quintet with saxophonist Fred Anderson, trumpeter Billy Brimfield, bassist Charles Clark and drummer Thurman Barker was augmented for the record by another drummer, Steve McCall, and a new figure, pianist Christopher Gaddy, who had just returned from army service. Gaddy died on March 12, 1968, at age 24. Song For was his only recorded performance.[1] Before joining Jarman, Anderson and Brimfield co-led a quartet which was one of the seminal AACM group.[2]
Music
[edit]"Adam's Rib" is a Brimfield tune, while "Little Fox Run"" is an Anderson composition (the CD edition adds an unissued take of this piece). “Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City” is a work combining music with an extended poem by Jarman himself.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Scott Yanow, in his review for AllMusic claims "this music was the next step in jazz after the high-energy passions of the earlier wave of the avant-garde started to run out of fresh ideas".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz states about the album "Of great documentary and historical significance, though unlikely to effect any dramatic conversions."[5]
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Joseph Jarman except as indicated
- "Little Fox Run" (Fred Anderson) - 7:05
- "Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City" - 14:06
- "Adam's Rib" (Billy Brimfield) - 5:57
- "Song For" - 13:39
Bonus track on CD
- "Little Fox Run (Unissued)" (Fred Anderson) - 10:50
Personnel
[edit]- Joseph Jarman - alto sax, recitation
- Bill Brimfield - trumpet (does not appear on track 2)
- Fred Anderson - tenor sax (does not appear on track 2)
- Christopher Gaddy - piano, marimba
- Charles Clark - bass
- Thurman Barker - drums
- Steve McCall - drums (does not appear on tracks 2,5)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lewis, George (2008). A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 141, 143, 187. ISBN 9780226476957.
- ^ Original Liner Notes by J.B. Figi
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Joseph Jarman – Song For: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 778. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
