Momentum (Dave Burrell album)

Momentum
Live album by Dave Burrell
Released	November 14, 2006
Recorded	November 2005
Genre	Jazz avant-garde post-bop
Label	High Two
Producer	Jon Rosenberg
Dave Burrell chronology
Consequences (2006) Momentum (2006)

Momentum is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was recorded in November 2005 and released a year later on November 14, 2006, by the label High Two. ^[1]

The first three tracks on the album were originally composed by Burrell to accompany the restored French silent film Body and Soul (1925) directed by Oscar Micheaux. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
All About Jazz	[2]
AllMusic	[1]

All About Jazz reviewer Troy Collins comments that "Burrell hones [ sic ] in on the jazz tradition with intensity and focus, delivering one of the finest statements of his career". ^[2] AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason describes the album as "spiky and challenging but only rarely moving into the rhythmic and tonal fearlessness of some of his more outside work". ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Downfall" — 5:49
2. "Broken Promise" — 5:29
3. "Fade to Black" — 5:53
4. "4:30 to Atlanta" — 6:07
5. "Cool Reception" — 8:55
6. "Momentum" — 5:06
7. "Coup d'État" — 5:58

Personnel

Band:

• Dave Burrell — piano
• Guillermo E. Brown — drums
• Michael Formanek — double bass

Production:

• Shawn Brackbill — photography
• Flam — mastering
• Jon Rosenberg — engineer

References

1. Stewart Mason. "Momentum" . Retrieved October 14, 2018.
2. Troy Collins. "Momentum" . Retrieved October 14, 2018.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 200. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.