Boston Duets is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake and pianist Donal Fox, which was recorded live in 1989 and released on the Music & Arts label.

Boston Duets
Live album by
Released1992
RecordedAugust 14, 1989
VenueRegattabar, Cambridge, Massachusetts
GenreJazz
Length67:38
LabelMusic & Arts
ProducerOliver Lake
Oliver Lake chronology
Again and Again
(1991)
Boston Duets
(1992)
Virtual Reality (Total Escapism)
(1992)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [2]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "What is happening on the bandstand between these two is extemporaneous composition and deep listening."[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes "The pianist is a restless and highly intelligent improviser who also works in more formal structures, and it's easy to hear why the two men found the partnership congenial."[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Comous" (Lake) – 8:04
  2. "Seque Blues" (Fox, Lake) – 10:13
  3. "Sarah" (Lake) – 2:41
  4. "Suite in Three Movements" (Fox) – 14:53
  5. "Intermezzo" (Fox) – 2:30
  6. "Variants on a Theme by Monk" (Fox) – 7:13
  7. "Ballad" (Lake) – 3:19
  8. "No V.T." (Lake) – 11:43
  9. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:54

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Oliver Lake – Boston Duets: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 875. ISBN 0140515216.