Master of Suspense (album)

Master of Suspense
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedSeptember 19, 1986, and June 9, 1987
StudioSound Ideas Studios, NYC and Pedernales Studio, Spicewood, TX
GenreJazz
Length44:12
LabelBlue Note
BLJ-46905
ProducerJack Walrath
Jack Walrath chronology
Wholly Trinity
(1986)
Master of Suspense
(1987)
Neohippus
(1988)

Master of Suspense is an album by trumpeter Jack Walrath which was recorded in 1986 and released on the revamped Blue Note label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The biggest news of this CD by trumpeter Jack Walrath is that Willie Nelson sings and plays guitar on two numbers: "I'm Sending You a Big Bouquet of Roses" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." The other selections feature Walrath (who composed all but the two Nelson features) with a larger group than normal; a septet ... As usual Walrath's music stretches the boundaries of hard bop without tossing away its roots".[3] The album was nominated for a Grammy.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Walrath except where noted

  1. "Meat!" – 4:02
  2. "Children" – 5:18
  3. "No Mystery" – 5:58
  4. "A Study in Porcine" – 4:48
  5. "I'm Sending You a Big Bouquet of Roses" (Steve Nelson, Bob Hilliard) – 3:50
  6. "The Lord's Calypso" – 3:08
  7. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) – 9:05
  8. "Monk on the Moon" – 5:26
  9. "A Hymn for the Discontented" – 6:32

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs album entry, accessed September 27, 2017
  2. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Jack Walrath, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jack Walrath: Master of Suspense – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Jack Walrath Bio, accessed September 27, 2017