Abstract is an album by Jamaican saxophonist Joe Harriott, recorded in England in November 1961 and May 1962, and released on the Columbia (UK) label in February 1963.[1][2] It was released by Capitol Records in the United States.
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| Released | February 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 22, 1961, and May 10, 1962 London, England | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia 33SX 1477 | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |  [3] |
| Allmusic |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Abstract was the first album by a British jazz group to be awarded five stars in a Down Beat review.[6]
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Thom Jurek, he states "Abstract is wonderful; it shows that the Brits were taking the new jazz of the early '60s and placing a spin on it because they had a few players like Joe Harriott. Here is a musician deserving of a wide reappraisal. Let's hope he gets it".[4]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Joe Harriott except "Subject", by Joe Harriott and John Mayer; "Oleo," by Sonny Rollins.
- "Subject" - 5:58
- "Shadows" - 5:44
- "Oleo" - 7:06
- "Modal" - 4:44
- "Tonal" - 5:08
- "Pictures" - 5:06
- "Idioms" - 6:26
- "Compound" - 5:04
- Recorded in London, England on November 22, 1961 (tracks 5-8) and May 10, 1962 (tracks 1-4)
Personnel edit
- Joe Harriott - alto saxophone
- Shake Keane - trumpet
- Pat Smythe - piano
- Coleridge Goode - bass
- Bobby Orr (tracks 1-4), Phil Seamen (tracks 5-8) - drums
- Frank Holder - bongos (tracks 5 & 8) [3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Jazz for February". Jazz News & Review. 7 (5). Jazz News Ltd. 31 January 1963. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Joe Harriott Quintet "Abstract"". Gramophone. Compton Mackenzie. May 1963. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b Down Beat: November 21, 1963, vol. 30, no. 30
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 652
- ^ Robertson, Alan (2011). Joe Harriott: Fire in his Soul (2nd ed.). London: Northway Publications. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-9557888-5-7.
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