The Brass Project

The Brass Project
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedApril 1992
GenreJazz
Length72:51
LabelECM
ECM 1478
ProducerSteve Lake
John Surman chronology
Adventure Playground
(1991)
The Brass Project
(1993)
Stranger than Fiction
(1994)
CD Reissue Cover

The Brass Project is an album by English jazz saxophonist John Surman and Canadian conductor and composer John Warren, recorded in April 1992 and released on ECM the following year. Warren's brass nonet consists trumpeters Henry Lowther, Stephen Waterman, and Stuart Brooks, trombonists Malcolm Griffiths and Chris Pyne, bass trombonists David Stewart and Richard Edwards, and rhythm section Chris Laurence and John Marshall.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "This episodic set has its share of sound explorations but also contains swinging sections and an impressive amount of excitement. The colorful solos (mostly by Surman) and the unpredictable writing make this a highly recommended disc."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Warren except where noted.

  1. "The Returning Exile" – 7:46
  2. "Coastline" (Surman)– 3:38
  3. "The New One Two Part 1" – 6:38
  4. "The New One Two Part 2" – 7:33
  5. "Spacial Motive" – 4:56
  6. "Wider Vision" (Surman) – 8:33
  7. "Silent Lake" – 6:01
  8. "Mellstock Quire / Tantrum Clangley" – 11:19
  9. "All for a Shadow" (Surman, Warren) 5:35

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 4, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1364. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.