By Any Means Necessary (Gary Thomas album)

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By Any Means Necessary
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Studio album by
Gary Thomas & Seventh Quadrant
Released1989
RecordedMay 1989
StudioRPM Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length53:58
Label JMT
JMT 834 432
Producer Stefan F. Winter
Gary Thomas chronology
Code Violations
(1988)		By Any Means Necessary
(1989)		 While the Gate Is Open
(1990)

By Any Means Necessary is the third album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1989 and released on the JMT label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The music features dense ensembles, simultaneous improvisations, eccentric funk rhythms, and rhythmic but very dissonant horn solos that have a logic of their own. One can think of this noisy date as being an updated extension of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time and is recommended to open-minded listeners who think that nothing new has been played in jazz since the mid-'70s." [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Gary Thomas except as indicated

  1. "By Any Means Necessary" - 7:44
  2. "Continuum" - 6:52
  3. "You're Under Arrest" (John Scofield) - 7:17
  4. "Potential Hazard" - 6:23
  5. "To the Vanishing Point" - 4:37
  6. "Screen Gem" - 5:02
  7. "Janala" (Geri Allen, Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Naná Vasconcelos) - 2:39
  8. "At Risk" - 7:12
  9. "Out of Harm's Way" - 6:12

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Peabody Institute Staff Profile: Gary Thomas Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , accessed November 17, 2014
  2. ↑ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed November 14, 2014
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2014
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1396. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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