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John Surman, John Abercrombie, Drew Gress
Brewster's Rooster
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Slanted Sky (John Warren)
2. Hilltop Dancer
3. No Finesse
4. Kickback
5. Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn)
6. Haywain
7. Counter Measures
8. Brewster's Rooster
9. Going For A Burton

CD Details

All Artists: John Surman, John Abercrombie, Drew Gress, Jack Dejohnette
Title: Brewster's Rooster
Members Wishing: 9
Total Copies: 0
Label: ECM Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 8/4/2009
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602527011127

Synopsis

Album Description

With emphasis on strong playing and group interaction, this is a real `jazz' album (Surman's first for ECM) recorded at New York's Avatar Studios. A powerful and exciting album from the great British horn-player John Surman who surrounds himself with an all-star cast. Surman is at his best on both soprano and baritone saxophones, and the group is deeply anchored in a shared musical experience. Soulful ballads, hard driving up-tempo tunes and fiery improvisations are all to be found here.

CD Reviews

Surman redux or is he finally letting his true self out...

Eric T. | Tucson, AZ | 08/13/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"at last john surman sounds like he's having fun! all involved, abercrombie, dejohnette and gress, are in my opinion, at peak form. a thoroughly swingin', jammin' and at times soothing album. worth the investment!"

Much activity, not much tunefulness

Mr. W. G. Simpson | London, England | 02/23/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is a busy session of improvised jazz by a group who are clearly great players on top of their game. Yet it doesnt really coalesce into gripping listening, and the introduction of Chelsea Bridge is disorienting, its an interruption to the flow of modern jazz and as if a tune has broken out, but one done better by the David Murray Trio on "The Hill". I find there are great licks and examples of instrumental mastery, with Abercrombie in good form too, but its all a bit busy- busy."