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Red Alert (Janette Mason album)

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Red Alert
Studio album by
Released2017 (CD); 2018 (vinyl)
StudioMasterchord Studio and The Blue Studio, London
GenreJazz, funk
LabelDot Time (DT9072)
ProducerJanette Mason and Andrew Tulloch
Janette Mason chronology
D'Ranged
(2014)
Red Alert
(2017)

Red Alert is the fourth album by British jazz pianist Janette Mason. It is the first of her albums to be released on vinyl[1] as well as in digital format and as a CD. Dot Time Records issued the CD (and accompanying digital release) in 2017[2] and the vinyl recording in March 2018.

Reception

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Reviewing the album for The Guardian, John Fordham said: "With album Red Alert, London pianist Janette Mason’s trio – fuelled by energies from the Bad Plus, David Bowie, Goldfrapp, Robert Wyatt and plenty more – uncork a typically eclectic, skilful and audience-friendly brew."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Janette Mason, except where noted.

  1. "Pent Up" – 5:51
  2. "Skating on Thin Ice" – 6:34
  3. "Evil of All Roots" – 5:02
  4. "Bridge 2 – London" (traditional; arranged by Janette Mason) – 0:30
  5. "SiSi" – 5:17
  6. "Red Alert" – 6:22
  7. "Bridge 1 – Westminster" (traditional; arranged by Janette Mason) – 0:49
  8. "The Yearning" – 8:25
  9. "Altered Reality" – 3:41
  10. "I See Seven" – 5:33

Personnel

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  • Janette Mason – piano and synthesiser
  • Jack Pollitt – drums
  • Tom Mason – acoustic and electric bass

References

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  1. ^ "Janette Mason (album Red Alert out on vinyl, and touring)". London Jazz News. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Red Alert by Janette Mason". Bandcamp. 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ Fordham, John (16 March 2018). "Jazz album of the month: Also out this month". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2021.