The Redwood Session

The Redwood Session
Studio album by Evan Parker
Released	1996
Recorded	June 18, 1995 at The Spirit Room in Rossie, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:05
Label	CIMP CIMP 101
Producer	Robert D, Rusch
Evan Parker chronology
Breaths and Heartbeats (1994) The Redwood Session (1996) Natives and Aliens (1996)

The Redwood Session is an album by saxophonist Evan Parker with bassist Barry Guy and drummer Paul Lytton recorded in 1995 which was the first release on the CIMP label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Those listeners with very open ears should find this set of interest".[3]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the performances "non-vintage Parker/Guy/Lytton, fine in their way but lacking the intellectual command of previous discs."[4]

In JazzTimes, Bill Shoemaker called the album "a well-engineered case in point that Parker's trio with bassist Barry Guy and drummer Paul Lytton is the premier improvised music ensemble of the '90s," and wrote: "The resulting listening experience is analogous to watching time-elapsed photography, an exciting compression of physical reality".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Evan Parker, Barry Guy and Paul Lytton

1. "Not Yet" - 12:47
2. "The Masks" - 10:47
3. "Craig's Story" - 14:10
4. "Pedal (For Warren)" - 9:22
5. "Then Paul Saw the Snake (For Susan)" - 11:59

Personnel

• Evan Parker - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Barry Guy - bass
• Paul Lytton - drums
• Joe McPhee - trumpet (track 5)

References

1. CIMP catalog accessed May 4, 2015
2. Evan Parker discography accessed May 4, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. The Redwood Session – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1024.
5. Shoemaker, B., JazzTimes Review, January/February 1997