Azurety

Last updated
Azurety
Azurety.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedApril 21 & 22, 1994
Studio Radio DRS, Zurich, Switzerland
Genre Jazz
Length55:33
Label hat ART
CD 6155
Producer Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger, Ulrich Kurth
Ray Anderson chronology
Big Band Record
(1994)
Azurety
(1994)
Don't Mow Your Lawn
(1994)
Han Bennink chronology
Eleven Ghosts
(1994)
Azurety
(1994)
Cheer Up
(1995)

Azurety is an album by trombonist/tubist Ray Anderson, drummer Han Bennink and guitarist Christy Doran which was released on the hat ART label in 1994. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita stated "On this release, the trio is simply having a blast as they surge forward with the intensity of your average high-octane, heavy metal rock outfit. ... The trio engages in uninhibited dialogue in concert with ominous sounding undercurrents thanks to a rollicking and rolling presentation of pieces spanning bluesy, dirge-like progressions and turbulently executed exchanges. ... The musicians also provide the listener with softly enacted swing vamps along with some downright riotous interplay. Recommended!". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Anderson except where noted

  1. "Open House" (Christy Doran) – 11:21
  2. "Azurety" – 7:04
  3. "B & D" (Han Bennink, Christy Doran) – 4:29
  4. "March of the Hipsters" – 6:54
  5. "Heights" (Doran) – 10:55
  6. "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington) – 3:29
  7. "A B D" (Anderson, Bennink, Doran) – 3:26
  8. 'The Waters Dixon Line" – 7:55

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ray Anderson (musician)</span> American jazz trombonist (born 1952)

Ray Anderson is an American jazz trombonist. Trained by the Chicago Symphony trombonists, he is regarded as someone who pushes the limits of the instrument, including performing on alto trombone and slide trumpet. He is a colleague of trombonist George E. Lewis. Anderson also plays sousaphone and sings. He was frequently chosen in DownBeat magazine's Critics Poll as best trombonist throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Han Bennink</span> Dutch drummer

Han Bennink is a Dutch drummer and percussionist. On occasion his recordings have featured him playing soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, trombone, violin, banjo and piano.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christy Doran</span> Jazz guitarist

Christy Doran is a jazz guitarist born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in Lucerne, Switzerland.

<i>Cloud About Mercury</i> 1987 studio album by David Torn

Cloud About Mercury is the second album by guitarist David Torn, supported by trumpeter Mark Isham, bassist Tony Levin and drummer Bill Bruford. It was recorded in March of 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987.

<i>Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978</i> 1995 live album by Anthony Braxton

Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978 is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton. Recorded in Germany in 1978 but not released on the hatART label until 1995, the album features a live concert featuring several of Braxton's compositions that were first recorded on Creative Orchestra Music 1976.

<i>Linear B</i> (album) 1991 studio album by Joe McPhee Po Music

Linear B is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1990 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label.

<i>Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists (1980)</i> 1999 live album by Anthony Braxton

Composition No. 94 for Three Instrumentalists is a live album by composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton featuring two variations of the title piece recorded in Italy in 1980 and first released on the Golden Years of New Jazz label in 1999.

<i>Ironic Universe</i> 2006 studio / live album by Janet Feder and Fred Frith

Ironic Universe is a 2006 double album of prepared guitar music by Janet Feder and Fred Frith. It comprises a studio CD of solo tracks by Feder and duo improvisations by Feder and Frith, and a live DVD of solo performances by Frith and Feder filmed in Colorado. It was released by Dave Kerman's Ad Hoc Records on January 1, 2006.

<i>Debutantes & Centipedes</i> 1998 studio album by Trevor Dunns trio-convulsant

Debutantes & Centipedes is an album by bassist Trevor Dunn's band trio-convulsant which was released in 1998 on the Dutch Buzz label.

<i>Dream Sequence</i> (album) 2003 studio album by Kenny Wheeler

Dream Sequence is an album by flugelhornist and composer Kenny Wheeler recorded between 1995 and 2003 and released on Evan Parker's Psi label.

<i>Eleven Ghosts</i> 1997 studio album by Myra Melford and Han Bennink

Eleven Ghosts is an album of duets by pianist Myra Melford and drummer/percussionist Han Bennink which was recorded in Switzerland in 1994 and released on the HatOLOGY label in 1997.

<i>Slideride</i> 1995 studio album by Ray Anderson, Craig Harris, George Lewis and Gary Valente

Slideride is an album by trombonists Ray Anderson, Craig Harris, George Lewis, and Gary Valente which was released on the hat ART label in 1995.

<i>Cheer Up</i> (Ray Anderson, Han Bennink and Christy Doran album) 1995 live album by Ray Anderson, Han Bennink and Christy Doran

Cheer Up is a live album by trombonist/tubist Ray Anderson, drummer Han Bennink and guitarist Christy Doran which was released on the hat ART label in 1995.

<i>Blinks</i> (album) 1984 live album by Steve Lacy Two, Five & Six

Blinks is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, which was recorded in Switzerland in 1983 and first released on the hat ART label in 1984 as a double LP. The album was rereleased as a double CD in 1997 with two additional tracks from the concert and a single CD with only five tracks in 2001 as Blinks...Zürich Live 1983.

<i>Prospectus</i> (album) 1983 live album by Steve Lacy Seven

Prospectus is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, which was recorded in France in 1982 and first released on the hat ART label in 1983 as a double LP. The album was rereleased as a single CD with only five tracks in 1999 as Clichés.

<i>We See</i> 1993 live album by Steve Lacy 6

We See, subtitled Thelonious Monk Songbook, is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, which was recorded in Switzerland in 1992 and first released on the hat ART label in 1993. The album was rereleased in 2002 with an additional track from the concert.

<i>Out Right Now</i> 2001 live album by Joe Maneri, Joe Morris and Mat Maneri

Out Right Now is a live album by pianist/saxophonist Joe Maneri, guitarist Joe Morris, and violinist Mat Maneri which was recorded in 1993 and released on the HatOLOGY label in 1997.

<i>Just Listen</i> (Joey Baron album) 2013 live album by Joey Baron

Just Listen is a live album by drummer Joey Baron with guitarist Bill Frisell which was recorded in Germany in 2008 and released by Relative Pitch Records in 2013.

<i>Welcome Back</i> (Irène Schweizer and Han Bennink album) 2015 studio album by Irène Schweizer and Han Bennink

Welcome Back is an album by pianist Irène Schweizer and drummer Han Bennink. It was recorded on April 13 and 14, 2015, at Hardstudios in Winterthur, Switzerland, and was released later that year by Intakt Records.

<i>Jazz Bunker</i> 2000 live album by Han Bennink, Eugene Chadbourne, and Toshinori Kondo

Jazz Bunker is a live double album by Han Bennink, Eugene Chadbourne, and Toshinori Kondo. Featuring a wide variety of instrumentation, it was recorded during February 1980 at the Jazz Bunker in Rotterdam, Holland, and was not released until 2000, when it was issued on CD by Golden Years of New Jazz, an imprint of Leo Records.

References

  1. European Free Improvisation: album details accessed June 29, 2018
  2. Ray Anderson discography Archived 2018-06-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 29, 2018
  3. Jazzlists: hatART discography: CDs: 6100 to 6200 accessed June 29, 2018
  4. 1 2 Astarita, Glenn. Ray Anderson: Azurety – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 29, 2018.