Fly (Fly album)

Fly
Studio album by
Fly
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2004
RecordedJune 16–18, 2003
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length63:45
LabelSavoy Jazz
SVY 17325
ProducerJeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier, Mark Turner
Fly chronology
Fly
(2004) 		Sky & Country
(2008)
Mark Turner chronology
Dharma Days
(2001) 		Fly
(2004) 		Sky & Country
(2008)

Fly is an album by the band Fly, drummer Jeff Ballard, bassist Larry Grenadier and saxophonist Mark Turner which was recorded in 2003 and released by the Savoy Jazz label the following year.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The AllMusic review by Jonathan Widran states "If your ears are starved for innovative jazz that blends punchy sax lines and dense, wild, worldbeat-flavored bass and drum rhythms, let this newly formed trio with an amazing pedigree fill the bill ... Fly is definitely a cooperative by three major jazz talents".[5]

In JazzTimes, Aaron Steinberg observed that "The spare, layered and frequently funky postbop debut finds the band constantly shifting support and frontline roles as well as melodic and harmonic duties between each member".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Jeff Ballard except where noted

  1. "Child's Play" – 7:12
  2. "Fly Mr. Freakjar" (Ballard, Larry Grenadier, Mark Turner) – 8:29
  3. "Stark" (Mark Turner) – 6:50
  4. "JJ" (Grenadier) – 7:21
  5. "State of the Union" (Grenadier) – 7:30
  6. "Emergence / Resurgence" (Grenadier) – 4:38
  7. "Todas Las Cosas Se Van" (Reid Anderson) – 8:18
  8. "Piano Tune" – 2:55
  9. "Spanish Castle Magic" (Jimi Hendrix) – 5:43
  10. "Lone" – 4:33

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Fly discography, accessed May 8, 2019
  2. ^ Lyles, R. Mark Turner Discography, accessed May 8, 2019
  3. ^ Mark Turner Jazz: Fly, accessed May 8, 2019
  4. ^ Larry Grenadier: Press - Fly, accessed May 8, 2019
  5. ^ a b Widran, Jonathan. Fly – Fly: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Steinberg, A. JazzTimes Review, accessed May 8, 2019