Slalom is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. The album was released in 1988 by Columbia label.[2][3] Koch Jazz re-released the album in 1996. In the liner notes Bloom mentioned, "On this Compact Disc I tried to create a setting where the line between composed material and improvisation would disappear, so that simply the playing would come through. At the sessions, part of the challenge for a player was finding a creative edge on a number of pieces that weave in and out of the jazz tradition. Part of the challenge for our group was making it all flow."
| Slalom | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | June 6–9, 1988 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio A (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Jane Ira Bloom | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Reception
editScott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "Jane Ira Bloom is teamed with pianist Fred Hersch in a quartet that explores a variety of melodic material in unexpected ways. Bloom, one of the top soprano saxophonists around and a creative user of electronics, has a fairly original tone and her improvisations are consistently full of surprises."[1] A reviewer of The Crisis wrote, "Simplicity is her strong suit. The sound which she calls "jazz without a safety net" is so pleasant and comfortable that even non-jazz lovers are warming to it."[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Jane Ira Bloom except track 2 written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and track 7 written by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mighty Lights" | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Gershwin's Skyline / I Loves You Porgy" | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Blues on Mars" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Slalom" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Ice Dancing (For Torvill and Dean)" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Drums Like Dancing" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "If I Should Lose You" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Light Years Away" | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Painting Over Paris" | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Miro" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Mighty Lights II" | 1:58 |
| Total length: | 46:36 | |
Personnel
edit- Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
- Kent McLagan – double bass, electric bass
- Tom Rainey – drums, percussion
- Fred Hersch – piano
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Slalom - Jane Ira Bloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Gourse, Leslie (1996). Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists. Oxford University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-19-535555-0. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Lock, Graham; Murray, David (2009). The Hearing Eye: Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Visual Art. Oxford University Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-19-988767-5. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Music". The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc.: 11 February 1989. Retrieved 22 July 2020.