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.

Abstract
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1963[1]
RecordedNovember 22, 1961, and May 10, 1962
London, England
GenreJazz
Length45:16
LabelColumbia
33SX 1477
Joe Harriott chronology
Free Form
(1960)
Abstract
(1963)
Movement
(1963)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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All compositions by Joe Harriott except "Subject", by Joe Harriott and John Mayer; "Oleo," by Sonny Rollins.

  1. "Subject" - 5:58
  2. "Shadows" - 5:44
  3. "Oleo" - 7:06
  4. "Modal" - 4:44
  5. "Tonal" - 5:08
  6. "Pictures" - 5:06
  7. "Idioms" - 6:26
  8. "Compound" - 5:04
  • Recorded in London, England on November 22, 1961 (tracks 5-8) and May 10, 1962 (tracks 1-4)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Jazz for February". Jazz News & Review. 7 (5). Jazz News Ltd. 31 January 1963. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Joe Harriott Quintet "Abstract"". Gramophone. Compton Mackenzie. May 1963. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Down Beat: November 21, 1963, vol. 30, no. 30
  4. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2012
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 652
  6. ^ Robertson, Alan (2011). Joe Harriott: Fire in his Soul (2nd ed.). London: Northway Publications. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-9557888-5-7.