Summer Fruits (and Unrest)
| Summer Fruits (and Unrest) | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 9–13 June 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:14 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 514 008 | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
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Summer Fruits (and Unrest) is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1993 and released on the JMT label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "hot full of breezy humor -- while also falling prey to the needless clutter so popular in fusion bands and jazz schools -- Summer Fruits will no doubt please fans who like their swing embedded in left field, yet logical dress".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Django Bates
- "Tight Rope" – 1:17
- "Armchair March" – 7:01
- "Food for Plankton (In Detail)" – 5:03
- "Säd Afrika" – 6:08
- "Three Architects Called Gabrielle: Just What I Expected" – 6:14
- "Queen of Puddings" – 8:19
- "Hyphen" – 5:32
- "Nights at the Circus" – 4:19
- "Discovering Metal" – 3:50
- "Little Petherick" – 6:30
- "March Hare Dance" – 3:02
Personnel
- Django Bates – piano, keyboards, peck horn
- Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
- Sarah Homer – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Iain Ballamy, Steve Buckley – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Mark Lockheart, Barak Schmool – tenor saxophone
- Julian Argüelles – baritone saxophone
- Sid Gauld – high trumpet
- Chris Batchelor – soloing trumpet
- David Laurence – French horn
- Roland Bates – trombone
- Richard Henry – bass trombone
- Sarah Waterhouse – tuba
- Steve Watts – acoustic bass
- Mike Mondesir – electric bass
- Stuart Hall – electric guitar, violin, lap steel, banjo
- Martin France – drums
- Thebe Lipare – percussion
References
- ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed December 9, 2014
- ^ a b Cook, S., Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.