Yam Yam (album)

Yam Yam
Yam Yam
Studio album by Mark Turner
Released	May 2, 1995
Recorded	December 12, 1994, PRM Studio, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:29
Label	Criss Cross
Producer	Gerry Teekens
Mark Turner chronology

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Yam Yam is an album by the Mark Turner Quintet released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1995.^[3] It was Turner's debut recording as a leader.^[4] It was re-issued as a double LP in 2022.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mark Turner except as indicated.

"Tune Number One" – 9:00
"Cubism" (Kurt Rosenwinkel) – 7:16
"Yam Yam I" – 10:47
"Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 6:10
"Isolation" – 7:07
"Subtle Tragedy" (Brad Mehldau) – 9:59
"Zürich" – 7:49
"Blues" – 5:58
"Yam Yam II" – 7:20

Personnel

Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
Brad Mehldau – piano
Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
Larry Grenadier – double bass
Jorge Rossy – drums

References

^ Adler, David R. "Yam Yam". All Music. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1423. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ "Yam Yam". CrissCrossJazz. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b Ansell, Derek (22 July 2022). "Mark Turner: Yam Yam". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[1] Adler, David R. "Yam Yam". All Music. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1423. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[3] "Yam Yam". CrissCrossJazz. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[jazzjournal-4] Ansell, Derek (22 July 2022). "Mark Turner: Yam Yam". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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v t e Mark Turner
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	Yam Yam (1994) Two Tenor Ballads (1994) Consenting Adults (1994) In This World (1998) Dharma Days (2001) Lathe of Heaven (2013) Temporary Kings (2017)
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