Blown Bone

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Blown Bone
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Studio album by
Roswell Rudd
Released1979
RecordedMarch 27–28, 1976
StudioBlue Rock Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Philips
RJ-7490
Emanem Records
4131
Roswell Rudd chronology
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Blown Bone is an album by trombonist Roswell Rudd. It was recorded in March 1976 at Blue Rock Studios in New York City, and was released on LP by Philips Japan in 1979. On the album, Rudd is joined by clarinetist Kenny Davern, saxophonists Steve Lacy and Tyrone Washington, trumpeter Enrico Rava, vocalist Sheila Jordan, pianist Patti Bown, guitarist and vocalist Louisiana Red, bassist Wilbur Little, and drummers Jordan Steckel and Paul Motian. [1] The album was reissued on CD by Emanem Records in 2006 with a different track sequence, and with an additional track recorded in 1967 featuring another ensemble. [2]

Contents

According to Rudd, "Blown Bone," "Cement Blues," "Street Walking," and "Bethesda Fountain" formed a suite titled "Blown Bone," dating back to the late 1960s, and about "New York City and the beauty, the energy, and the struggle." [3] "It's Happening" was part of a suite from the mid-1970s that was dedicated to Albert Ayler, while "Blues For the Planet Earth" and "You Blew It" were a reaction to "garbage scows polluting New York Harbor." [3]

In the CD reissue liner notes, Rudd reflected: "the players on this album just happened to be available on these two days... The chances of getting all these people together at one time would be one in a million and this was that time... the players and the music converged in a way that made it noumenal." [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]

In a review for All About Jazz , John Eyles called the album "a little lost gem," and wrote: "Central to the album's success are the quality of the band and the quality of Rudd's writing and arranging. The band brims over with talent... Every member of the band is on top form; no one disappoints... Impressively, this album manages to integrate seemingly diverse elements into a coherent and highly listenable totality." [4] In a separate AAJ review of the 2006 reissue, Clifford Allen commented: "Blown Bone cements the breadth and diversity of Rudd's art... It's a shame, though, that such a telling document as this was virtually buried until almost thirty years after its initial release." [6]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, and singled out "It's Happening" for praise, stating that it is "almost worth the whole set," and expressing admiration for "a completely outrageous Lacy solo which seems to use the entire range of the horn." [5]

Dan Warburton, writing for Paris Transatlantic, called the group a "stellar 1976 pick-up band," and stated: "Not a great album but a darn good one." [7]

Dusted Magazine's Derek Taylor remarked: "Rudd has always been about placing his slippery slide-calibrated brass in unexpected contexts. This consistently entertaining hodgepodge doesn't disappoint a whit on that score... More please." [8]

Track listings

All compositions by Roswell Rudd.

1979 LP release

Track timings not provided.

  1. "Bethesda Fountain"
  2. "Street Walking"
  3. "Blues For the Planet Earth"
  4. "You Blew It"
  5. "Cement Blues – part 1"
  6. "Blown Bone"
  7. "Cement Blues – part 2"
  8. "It's Happening"

2006 CD release

  1. "It's Happening" – 10:59
  2. "Blues For the Planet Earth" – 3:57
  3. "You Blew It" – 5:35
  4. "Long Hope" – 4:27
  5. "Blown Bone" – 3:32
  6. "Cement Blues" – 8:55
  7. "Street Walking" – 2:21
  8. "Bethesda Fountain" – 11:08

Personnel

1979 LP release

2006 CD release

Tracks 1–3
Track 4
Tracks 5–8

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References

  1. ↑ "Roswell Rudd: Blown Bone". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Roswell Rudd: Blown Bone: Emanem 4131". Emanem Records. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Rudd, Roswell (2006). Blown Bone (liner notes). Roswell Rudd. Emanem Records. 4131.
  4. 1 2 Eyles, John (October 4, 2006). "Roswell Rudd: Blown Bone". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1246.
  6. ↑ Allen, Clifford (January 1, 2007). "Roswell Rudd: Blown Bone". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Warburton, Dan (December 2006). "Roswell Rudd: Blown Bone". Paris Transatlantic. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Derek (October 25, 2006). "Dusted Reviews: Roswell Rudd: Blown Bone". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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