Exotic Heartbreak is an album by the Frank Lowe Quintet recorded in 1981 and released on the Soul Note label.[1]

Exotic Heartbreak
Studio album by
Frank Lowe Quintet
Released1982
RecordedOctober 22 & 23, 1981
Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy
GenreJazz
Length40:05
LabelSoul Note
SN 1032
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Skizoke
(1981)
Exotic Heartbreak
(1982)
Live from Soundscape
(1982)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars, and commented: "Lowe's turn-of-the-decade band traded on raw finesse. There is nothing here... which swaps subtlety for power. And both should help dispel any notion of Lowe as an unsubtle roarer."[3]

Writing for The New York Times, Robert Palmer stated: "Exotic Heartbreak... is an affectionate update on the sort of tightly arranged hard-bop album that was a specialty of the Blue Note label from the mid-1950's through the mid-1960's. Frank Lowe has developed a thoughtfully muscular approach to the tenor saxophone that's exceptionally resourceful and personal, and his bandmates... are similarly animated by both an exploratory bent and a love for the hard-bop tradition. This is Mr. Lowe's finest album to date."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Frank Lowe except as indicated

  1. "Perfection" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:51
  2. "Close to the Soul" - 8:02
  3. "Broadway Rhumba" - 3:24
  4. "Addiction Ain't Fiction" - 6:56
  5. "Exotic Heartbreak" - 8:18
  6. "Be Prepared" - 5:34

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Frank Lowe discography Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 12, 2012
  2. ^ Allmusic Review accessed June 12, 2012
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 911. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Palmer, Robert (April 13, 1983). "The Pop Life". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2022.