Exile's Gate (album)
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | May 19-23, 1993 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:41 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 514 009 | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter, Gary Thomas | |||
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Exile's Gate is the seventh album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1993 and released on the JMT label.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "As a leader, saxophonist and composer Gary Thomas is wildly ambitious. Throughout the 1980s and into the '90s, Thomas experimented with everything from free jazz and funk to heavy metal and hip-hop. Exile's Gate is another such exercise... The first band plays Thomas' free-spirited and aggressive originals while the second plays standards for the most part. Only Thomas would think of putting the two approaches together on one record on alternate cuts."[2]
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Track listing
All compositions by Gary Thomas except as indicated
- "Exile's Gate" - 9:26
- "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 9:01
- "Kulture Bandits" - 7:19
- "Blues on the Corner" (McCoy Tyner) - 8:00
- "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) - 5:46
- "No Mercy Rule" - 8:20
- "A Brilliant Madness" - 8:10
Personnel
- Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone
- Paul Bollenback (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Marvin Sewell (tracks 2-3 & 5-6) - guitar
- Charles Covington (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Tim Murphy (tracks: 2-3 & 5-6) - organ
- Ed Howard - bass (tracks 2-3 & 5-6)
- Jack DeJohnette (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Terri Lyne Carrington (tracks 2-3 & 5-6) - drums
- Steve Moss - percussion (track 6)
References
- ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
- ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2014