Wingwalker (album)

Wingwalker
Wingwalker
Studio album by Jane Ira Bloom
Released	January 7, 2011
Recorded	June 5–6, 2010
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:41
Label	Outline Records
Producer	Jane Ira Bloom
Jane Ira Bloom chronology

Last updated May 26, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
All About Jazz	^[2]
The Buffalo News	^[3]
Tom Hull	B+^[4]

Wingwalker is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. The album was released on January 7, 2011 by Outline Records label. This is her 14th album as a leader.^[3]^[5]

Reception

Philip Booth in his review for JazzTimes wrote, "Her horn really is a thing of beauty, dancing through and around the theme and hanging in the air, as if it might be carrying the ghostly remainders of the tune, echoing down through the cavernous great hall of one of those grand hotels where the song once was regularly featured. On repeat listens, it grows even more haunting."^[5] Dan Bilawski of All About Jazz stated, "Wingwalker, with its positive energy and inspired ensemble connections, proves to be another feather in Bloom's cap and one of the best recordings to surface at the dawn of 2011."^[2] Ken dryden of AllMusic added, ""Wingwalker" is full of sudden twists in a free setting, a captivating work that sounds totally improvised, even if it isn't."^[1] Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News wrote, "It's the musical equivalent of walking in outer space -- a lonely triumph of humanity within great vastness. Not surprisingly, a beautiful disc in every way."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jane Ira Bloom except track 12 written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Her Exacting Light"	4:15
2.	"Life on Cloud 8"	5:39
3.	"Ending Red Songs"	5:39
4.	"Freud's Convertible"	6:33
5.	"Airspace"	3:26
6.	"Frontiers in Science"	6:36
7.	"Rooftops Speak Dreams"	5:22
8.	"Rookie"	4:49
9.	"Adjusting to Midnight"	3:52
10.	"Live Sports"	4:01
11.	"Wingwalker"	4:17
12.	"I Could Have Danced All Night"	3:06
13.	"Wingwalker Singularity"	5:49
Total length:		57:41

Personnel

Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
Mark Helias – double bass
Bobby Previte – drums
Dawn Clement – piano, electric piano

References

1 2 Dryden, Ken (2011). "Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker". AllMusic . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
1 2 Bilawski, Dan (January 16, 2011). "Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
1 2 3 Simon, Jeff (January 9, 2011). "Listening Post / Brief reviews of select releases". The Buffalo News . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jane Ira Bloom". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
1 2 Booth, Philip (April 1, 2011). "Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker". JazzTimes . Retrieved July 21, 2020.

External links

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[AM-1] 1 2 Dryden, Ken (2011). "Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker". AllMusic . Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[AAJ-2] 1 2 Bilawski, Dan (January 16, 2011). "Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz . Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[TBN-3] 1 2 3 Simon, Jeff (January 9, 2011). "Listening Post / Brief reviews of select releases". The Buffalo News . Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[4] "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jane Ira Bloom". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[JT-5] 1 2 Booth, Philip (April 1, 2011). "Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker". JazzTimes . Retrieved July 21, 2020.

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v t e Jane Ira Bloom
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	Mighty Lights (1982) As One (with Fred Hersch, 1984) Modern Drama (1987) Slalom (1988) Art and Aviation (1992) The Nearness (1995) The Red Quartets (1992) Sometimes the Magic (2000) Chasing Paint (2002) Like Silver, Like Song (2004) Mental Weather (2007) Wingwalker (2010) Sixteen Sunsets (2013) Early Americans (2015) Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (2017)