By Any Means Necessary (Gary Thomas album)
Appearance
By Any Means Necessary | ||||
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Studio album by Gary Thomas & Seventh Quadrant | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | May 1989 | |||
Studio | RPM Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 53:58 | |||
Label | JMT JMT 834 432 | |||
Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
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By Any Means Necessary is the third album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1989 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The music features dense ensembles, simultaneous improvisations, eccentric funk rhythms, and rhythmic but very dissonant horn solos that have a logic of their own. One can think of this noisy date as being an updated extension of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time and is recommended to open-minded listeners who think that nothing new has been played in jazz since the mid-'70s."[3]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
All compositions by Gary Thomas except as indicated
- "By Any Means Necessary" - 7:44
- "Continuum" - 6:52
- "You're Under Arrest" (John Scofield) - 7:17
- "Potential Hazard" - 6:23
- "To the Vanishing Point" - 4:37
- "Screen Gem" - 5:02
- "Janala" (Geri Allen, Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Naná Vasconcelos) - 2:39
- "At Risk" - 7:12
- "Out of Harm's Way" - 6:12
Personnel
- Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone, flute synthesizer
- Greg Osby - alto saxophone, synthesizer (tracks 7 & 9)
- Mick Goodrick (tracks 6 & 8), John Scofield (tracks 1, 3 & 8) - guitar
- Geri Allen, (tracks 4, 5 & 7), Tim Murphy (tracks 1–6, 8 & 9) - piano, synthesizer
- Anthony Cox - bass (tracks 1–6, 8 & 9)
- Dennis Chambers - drums (tracks 1–6, 8 & 9)
- Naná Vasconcelos - percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 8)
References
- ^ Peabody Institute Staff Profile: Gary Thomas Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2014
- ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed November 14, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1396. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.