Ragged Jack
| Ragged Jack | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | March 26, 1995, Eastside Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:05 | |||
| Label | Avant Avan 068 | |||
| Producer | Jamie Saft & Cuong Vu | |||
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Ragged Jack is an album by keyboardist Jamie Saft and trumpeter Cuong Vu which was released on the Japanese Avant label in 1997.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
In his review for Allmusic, Nitsuh Abebe notes that "The resulting sessions have a fractured bop feel that might be marginally influenced by the downtown scene, but tend more toward solid, "traditional" free-jazz".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Cuong Vu except as indicated
- "Garbo" - 5:05
- "Mr. Mister" (Jamie Saft) - 7:10
- "Little Vina" - 9:58
- "The Schmucklehead" - 12:50
- "Mahunk" (Saft) - 4:38
- "In Hear" (Andrew D'Angelo) - 6:06
- "Or Anything Else" (D'Angelo) - 4:18
- "Karin" (Saft) - 8:56
- "Jack's in the House" - 3:22
Personnel
- Jamie Saft - piano
- Cuong Vu - trumpet
- Andrew D'Angelo - alto saxophone, bass clarinet
- Jim Black - drums
References
- ^ Jamie Saft discography accessed January 9, 2014
- ^ a b Abebe, Nitsuh. Jamie Saft & Cuong Vu – Ragged Jack > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2014.