Brian Blade Fellowship (album)

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Brian Blade Fellowship
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Studio album by
Released1998
Genre Jazz
Length1:01:43
Label Blue Note
Producer Daniel Lanois
Brian Blade chronology
Brian Blade Fellowship
(1998)
Perceptual
(2000)

Brian Blade Fellowship is the debut studio album by Brian Blade Fellowship, released in 1998. [1] It was produced by Daniel Lanois. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Los Angeles Daily News wrote that "the disc starts off strong with three evocative cuts ... but runs out of steam soon afterward and heads for smooth-jazz territory." [4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Brian Blade; except where indicated

  1. "Red River Revel" - 9:29
  2. "The Undertow" - 7:26
  3. "Folklore" – 11:05
  4. "In Spite of Everything" - 4:20
  5. "Lifeline" (Jon Cowherd) - 7:44
  6. "Mohave" - 9:08
  7. "If You See Lurah" - 4:31
  8. "Loving Without Asking" - 8:00

Personnel

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References

  1. Ephland, John (Jun 1998). "Brian Blade: Fellowship". DownBeat. Vol. 65, no. 6. pp. 48–49.
  2. "Brian Blade Fellowship". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 22. May 30, 1998. p. 26.
  3. Brian Blade Fellowship at AllMusic
  4. 1 2 Shuster, Fred (22 May 1998). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L24.