A Plea for Sanity

A Plea for Sanity
Studio album by
The Jack Walrath Group
Released1983
RecordedSeptember 1982
StudioLobel Studios, Nest New York, NJ
GenreJazz
LabelStash
ST-223
ProducerBernard Brightman
Jack Walrath chronology
In Europe
(1982) 		A Plea for Sanity
(1983) 		Jack Walrath Quintet at Umbria Jazz Festival, Vol. 1
(1982)

A Plea for Sanity is an album by trumpeter Jack Walrath which was recorded in 1981 and released on the Stash label in 1982.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This is one of the best showcases for Jack Walrath's trumpet playing. ... The music falls into the wide area of post-bop, more advanced than hard bop but not as free as most avant-garde music. Walrath, who has always had a gift for coming up with memorable song titles (including on this LP "Li'l Stinker," "A Plea for Sanity," and "At Home in Rome"), gives each selection its own purpose and his solos are full of spirit and consistent invention. Recommended".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Walrath except where noted

  1. "Hi Jinx" – 6:45
  2. "Ballad for Old Time's Sake" (Michael Cochrane) – 5:15
  3. "Li'l Stinker" – 5:30
  4. "Free Fall" (Cochrane) – 3:35
  5. "Mucene the Genii" – 6:05
  6. "A Plea for Sanity" – 4:53
  7. "At Home in Rome" – 6:05

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs album details, accessed September 27, 2017
  2. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Jack Walrath, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jack Walrath: A Plea for Sanity – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2017.