Round the Bend (album)

Round the Bend is an album by American jazz saxophonist Rob Brown recorded in 2001 and released on the French Bleu Regard label. It features a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Warren Smith.

Round the Bend
Studio album by
Released2002
RecordedMay 30, 2001
StudioSeltzer Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length64:33
LabelBleu Regard
ProducerMichel Dorbon
Rob Brown chronology
Jumping Off the Page
(2000)
Round the Bend
(2002)
Likewise
(2003)

Reception edit

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

In his review for AllMusic, Glenn Astarita states "The band sustains a flexible disposition via fragmented rhythmic exercises and Brown's homogeneous blend of soul-stirring choruses and verbose dialogues."[1] The All About Jazz review by John Kelman notes that "The interplay, especially between Parker and Brown, is strong; this is free playing with a purpose, a sense of direction, and a sense of construction."[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Rob Brown except as indicated
  1. "Lampost Ring" – 9:52
  2. "Ripples – 9:34
  3. "Unwind" – 10:20
  4. "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 12:08
  5. "Loaded Hand" –9:24
  6. "A Whirl" – 2:48
  7. "Unfurling" – 10:27

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Astarita, Glenn. Rob Brown – Round the Bend: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Kelman, John. Round the Bend review at All About Jazz