Flash Mob is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist and composer Anton Schwartz on his own Antonjazz label, released in 2014. It received limited press[1][2] including a feature article in the San Francisco Chronicle[3] an artist profile in DownBeat magazine [4] and a feature story on NPR's Morning Edition[5] as well as positive reviews[6] and a long run on the Jazz Radio Top 10.[7]
| Flash Mob | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 28, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:00 | |||
| Label | Antonjazz | |||
| Producer | Anton Schwartz, Bud Spangler | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| DownBeat |   [8] |
| Earshot Jazz | (positive) [2] |
| All About Jazz | (positive) [6] |
| L.A. Jazz Scene | (positive) [9] |
Personnel
edit- Anton Schwartz - tenor saxophone
- Dominick Farinacci - trumpet
- Taylor Eigsti - piano
- John Shifflett - bass
- Lorca Hart - drums
Production
edit- Producers: Anton Schwartz, Bud Spangler
- Engineer: Dan Feiszli
- Mixing: Dan Feiszli
- Mastering: Paul Stubblebine
- Arranger: Anton Schwartz
- Graphic design: Dennis Michael Dimos
- Photography: Steve Korn
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flash Mob" | Anton Schwartz | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Swamp Thang" | Anton Schwartz | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Cumulonimbus" | Anton Schwartz | 7:48 |
| 4. | "Pangur Ban" | Anton Schwartz | 6:49 |
| 5. | "Alleybird" | Anton Schwartz | 6:33 |
| 6. | "Spurious Causes" | Anton Schwartz | 7:52 |
| 7. | "La Mesha" | Kenny Dorham | 7:19 |
| 8. | "Epistrophy" | Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Glass Half Missing" | Anton Schwartz | 6:07 |
| 10. | "The Contender" | Anton Schwartz | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Dawn Song" | Anton Schwartz | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 67:00 | ||
References
edit- ^ de Barros, Paul (2014-03-07). "It's raining jazz all over town". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ a b Griggs, Steve (March 2014). "Anton Schwartz: Toward Reward". Earshot Jazz. Archived from the original on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Hildebrand, Lee (2014-02-28). "Anton Schwartz headlines San Jose Jazz Winter Fest". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey (April 2014). "Anton Schwartz: Momentum Regained". DownBeat Magazine. Vol. 81, no. 4. p. 25.
- ^ Producer: Paul Conley. "Jazzman Anton Schwartz: Math, Music And A Career At The Crossroads". Morning Edition. Sacramento, California. NPR. KXJZ. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ a b Astarita, Glenn (2014-02-03). "Anton Schwartz: Flash Mob". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ "Anton Schwartz: Flash Mob". JazzWeek. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Garelick, Jon (March 2014). "Anton Schwartz, Flash Mob". DownBeat Magazine. Vol. 81, no. 3. p. 60.
- ^ Yanow, Scott (March 2014). "Anton Schwartz: Flash Mob". L.A. Jazz Scene. No. 318.