Round the Bend (album)

Round the Bend
Studio album by
Rob Brown
Released2002
RecordedMay 30, 2001
StudioSeltzer Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length64:33
LabelBleu Regard
ProducerMichel Dorbon
Rob Brown chronology
Jumping Off the Page
(2000) 		Round the Bend
(2002) 		Likewise
(2003)

Round the Bend is an album by American jazz saxophonist Rob Brown recorded in 2001 and released on the French Bleu Regard label. It features a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Warren Smith.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [2]

In his review for AllMusic, Glenn Astarita states "The band sustains a flexible disposition via fragmented rhythmic exercises and Brown's homogeneous blend of soul-stirring choruses and verbose dialogues."[1] The All About Jazz review by John Kelman notes that "The interplay, especially between Parker and Brown, is strong; this is free playing with a purpose, a sense of direction, and a sense of construction."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Rob Brown except as indicated
  1. "Lampost Ring" – 9:52
  2. "Ripples – 9:34
  3. "Unwind" – 10:20
  4. "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 12:08
  5. "Loaded Hand" –9:24
  6. "A Whirl" – 2:48
  7. "Unfurling" – 10:27

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Astarita, Glenn. Rob Brown – Round the Bend: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Kelman, John. Round the Bend review at All About Jazz