Balloon Man (album)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Balloon Man is the debut album by English saxophonist Iain Ballamy, with Django Bates, Steve Watts and Martin France. It was released on the EG label in 1989.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 out of 5 stars.[3] The Penguin Guide review says: "Although closely associated with the Loose Tubes big band, his debut as a leader suggests that he is very much his own man. Rather than pursuing a particular style on one of the saxophones, he plays with a light-toned fluency on both alto and tenor; and instead of featuring himself, he prefers to work closely with his comrade Bates - many of the tracks here are almost like contrapuntal duets with rhythm accompaniment".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Iain Ballamy except where indicated
  1. "Mode Forbode" – 4:41
  2. "Remember..." – 7:25
  3. "Rahsaan" – 4:14
  4. "Strawberries" – 6:58
  5. "Albert" – 6:05
  6. "Balloon Man" – 4:46
  7. "Jumble Sale" – 2:50
  8. "All I Ask of You" (Gregory Norbet) – 7:41
  • Recorded during December 1988 at The Live House Studios, Launceston, Cornwall

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ a b Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).
  3. ^ Allmusic: Balloon Man accessed 1 May 2010
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