International Front

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International Front
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Studio album by
Ken Vandermark
Released1995
Recorded5 6 September 1994
StudioPBS, Westwood, Massachusetts
Genre Jazz
Length73:17
Label Okka Disk
Producer Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark chronology
Standards
(1995)
International Front
(1995)
Utility Hitter
(1996)

International Front is an album by American jazz reedist Ken Vandermark, which was recorded in 1994 and released on Okka Disk. He leads the Steelwool Trio with longtime partner bassist Kent Kessler and Boston drummer Curt Newton. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Sections of this album are undeniably out, yet are balanced by other sections that feature these musicians at their straightest." [2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "'The Steelwood Trio, with long-time compadre Kessler in great fettle, is a roughly shod power-trio that finds each man vying for attention: muscular, exhilarating, unrepentant." [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Kent Vandermark
  1. "Tough Sledding" – 9:07
  2. "Bowling Alley Roughs" – 5:54
  3. "Tag" – 13:21
  4. "Otherwise" – 5:42
  5. "Day Job" – 5:48
  6. "Another Orbit" – 10:12
  7. "Dime Store Novel" – 6:28
  8. "Wrenches" – 5:30
  9. "No Sleeves No Service" – 11:15

Personnel

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References

  1. International Front at Okka Disk
  2. 1 2 Layne, Joslyn. Steelwool Trio – International Front: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1487. ISBN   0140515216.