Search - Art Lande :: Rubisa Patrol (Shm)

One of the best mellow sounds

Geoffrey S Glantz | Bellevue, Washington United States | 07/04/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard the album in '76 while cruising a record store on Telegraph near the Berkeley campus. They had just received it, and put it on for the shoppers and the browsers and themselves. I bought it on the spot, without listening to the entire album. An excellent soundtrack; no weak tracks; superb piano and trumpet mix. It sounds as good today as it did the first time I heard it. I have not seen the disk for sale in a retail store in many years."

A Gem Deserving Wider Recognition

Jazz Analyst | Los Angeles, CA USA | 04/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a fine collaboration between Art Lande and Mark Isham the trumpet player with major contributions from Bill Douglas (flutes and bass) and Glenn Cronkhite (percussion). The mood is a little somber, but Isham's trumpet work shines along with Lande's piano. When it first came out, I remember that reviewers likened Isham's trumpet sound to "Middle Miles Davis". That may be true for the Miles' sound from "Neferttiti" or "In A Silent Way". The highlights are the tunes "For Nancy", "Jami's Birthday Song", and "A Monk In His Simple Room".



I understand that this CD is only available from used Euro imports. I cannot understand why ECM has not reissued this album in the U.S. There are other fine ECM albums from that era like Timeless (John Abrecrombie), Gnu High (Kenny Wheeler), Return To Forever (Chick Corea), and Watercolors (Pat Metheny) that have been reissued. This album is in a class with those respected releases."

Rubisa patrol

Richie I | CA | 08/25/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"art lande released (on vinyl) 2 Rubisa Patrol albums in early 80's. the latter album is currently available on CD (new) and can be ordered directly from ecm. What i am hoping for is a reissue of the first Rubisa Album which in my opinion is at par with the last. To Art lande's fans - I recommend "Shift In the Wind" album - w/ Gary Peacock.

FYI- the first Rubisa Patrol album is titled Desert Marauders. Excellent album! Not available on CD - unfortunately.

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