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Above All (Jonny King album)

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Above All
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2012
RecordedDecember 18 & 19, 2010
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length61:51
LabelSunnyside
SSC1301
ProducerDon Sickler, Jonny King
Jonny King chronology
The Meltdown
(1997)
Above All
(2012)

Above All is a studio album by pianist Jonny King which was recorded in 2010 and released on the Sunnyside label in 2012.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "Above All features him with a veteran rhythm section consisting of bassist Ed Howard and drummer Victor Lewis, with whom he has worked extensively. In his liner notes, King credits his bandmates with contributing suggestions that fine-tuned approaches to his originals, which explains why everything comes together so well ... Recommended".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jonny King

  1. "The Merry-Go-Round" – 4:42
  2. "Above All" – 6:08
  3. "The Wedding Song" – 7:29
  4. "Lullaby for Cecelia" – 4:29
  5. "Spindrift" – 4:40
  6. "Neither Here Nor There" – 5:46
  7. "Catharsis" – 7:29
  8. "Like It Is" – 4:29
  9. "The Shrinkster" – 5:26
  10. "The Silver Lining" – 5:53
  11. "Espionage" – 5:20

Personnel

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Performance

Production

References

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  1. ^ Jonny King discography accessed December 13, 2018
  2. ^ Sunnyside Records Catalog: album details accessed December 13, 2018
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Jonny King: Above All – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.