The Fields (album)

The Fields
Studio album by Glenn Spearman
Released	1996
Recorded	November 15–16, 1994
Studio	Bay Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:31
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Don Paul, Larry Ochs
Glenn Spearman chronology
Smokehouse (1994) The Fields (1996) Surya: Stretching the Edge (1996)

The Fields is the third album by the American jazz saxophonist Glenn Spearman Double Trio, recorded in 1994 and released on the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "[t]he supporting cast is strong and supportive, though very often the band seem to be playing set charts while the two horns duel in the foreground."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Spearman except where noted

1. "Melts" (Ochs) – 15:11
2. "Fields Before the Ram" – 12:39
3. "Hot" – 3:39
4. "Stepping Out" – 9:39
5. "Extrapolation of the Inevitable" – 8:59
6. "Just There" (Ochs) – 5:13
7. "Sound Section" – 21:11

Personnel

• Glenn Spearman – tenor sax
• Larry Ochs – tenor sax, sopranino sax
• William Winant – drums, tympani
• Donald Robinson – drums
• Chris Brown – piano
• Lisle Ellis – double bass

References

1. Glenn Spearman discography by Rick Lopez
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1371. ISBN 0140515216.
3. "Glenn Spearman: The Fields". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2022.