Fracture (Roller Trio album)
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| Released | 8 December 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, rock | |||
| Label | Lamplight Social Records | |||
| Producer | Sam Hobbs | |||
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Fracture is the second studio album by Leeds Jazz-Rock ensemble Roller Trio following the success of their Mercury Prize nominated debut album Roller Trio. It was released in 2014 and in The Guardian John Fordham said [Roller Trio] "have come up with a second album that’s different and diverse, and on a live show it must be a gas".[1] London Jazz News said "This is a marker laid down by a group operating at the vanguard of contemporary jazz."[2] The album received 4 stars in All About Jazz where the reviewer Phil Barnes said, "This ability to blend the accessible and the serious, the melodic and the experimental is a real gift".[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Reef Knot" | 5:40 |
| 2. | "Doris" | 6:34 |
| 3. | "Low Tide" | 1:13 |
| 4. | "High Tea" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "2 Minutes to 12" | 5:54 |
| 6. | "Tracer" | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Splinter" | 5:22 |
| 8. | "Mango" | 6:08 |
| 9. | "Three Pea Soup" | 6:34 |
| 10. | "Tightrope" | 5:38 |
Personnel
[edit]Roller Trio
- James Mainwaring– saxophone, effects
- Luke Wynter – guitar, FX, bass
- Luke Reddin-Williams – drums
Production
- Sam Hobbs – recording, engineering, production
References
[edit]- ^ Fordham, John (4 December 2014). "Roller Trio: Fracture review – jazz-rock fusion diversifies further". Culture - Music - Jazz. The Guardian.
- ^ Carvell, Jonathan (12 January 2015). "CD review: Roller Trio - Fracture". Culture - Music - Jazz. London Jazz News.
- ^ Barnes, Phil (12 January 2015). "Roller Trio: Fracture". Culture - Music - Jazz. All About Jazz.