Search - Andrew Lamb :: Portrait in the Mist

Andrew Lamb
Portrait in the Mist
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Air & Ear Painters
2. Negretta Mia
3. Light Of The Whirling Dervish
4. Bohemian Love Affair
5. Portrait In The Mist
6. Eccentricity
7. Morning Of The Black Swan

CD Details

All Artists: Andrew Lamb
Title: Portrait in the Mist
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Delmark
Original Release Date: 6/23/1995
Re-Release Date: 6/27/1995
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 038153047924

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Chicago's jazz scene is, after New York (of course, of course), the most potent in the country and Lamb is a tenor player from the old school of expressionistic free jazz. He's as excellent as he is overlooked (another specialty among Chicago musicians) and is backed by a cream-crop: Wilbur Morris on bass, Andrei Strobert on drums, Warren Smith on vibes. Smith's vibes, as one might imagine, set the tone, and help push the album into free-bop territory, his angularity (if not his tone) recalling Walt Dickerson. The arrangements are tight, and if you're a fan of Blue Note's more experimental work from the sixties, this 1994 date comes highly recommended. --D. Strauss

CD Reviews

Strong

John C. Graham | toronto, ontario Canada | 11/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"
The Amazon editorial review sums it up. This is a great record. It's also ten years old. Andrew Lamb has continued to refine his approach and has recorded for a few smaller labels in recent years. These recordings are worth searching for. His performance with the Henry Grimes trio at this years Vision Festival was apparently outstanding. I believe they made a recording around the same time. It would be a killer. Until then, this is a great place to start. All the tunes are accessible. There is nothing resembling avant-garde overkill on this one. It's one you'll return to whether you're a mid-sixties Blue Note kinda person or a more adventurous type. It's great music."