The Ancestors

The Ancestors
The Ancestors
Studio album by Tim Berne Sextet
Released	1983
Recorded	February 19th 1983
Genre	Avant-garde jazz; Downtown music
Length	44:39
Label	Soul Note (Italy)
Producer	Empire Productions & Giovanni Bonandrini
Tim Berne chronology

The Ancestors is an album by Tim Berne and which was released on the Italian-based Soul Note label in 1983. It features three lengthy tracks which, typical of Berne, are structured in suite-like sections. The music is performed by the Tim Berne Sextet which consisted of Berne, trumpeter Herb Robertson, trombonist Ray Anderson, saxophonist Mack Goldsbury, bassist Ed Schuller and drummer Paul Motian.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "The Ancestors was a first sign that Berne was willing to slow down, look about him and take stock. ...it's a measured authoritative set, rhythmically coherent ".^[1]

Track listing

"Sirius B" (Berne) - 10:46
"Shirley's Song - Part 1" (Berne) - 12:46
"Shirley's Song - Part 2 / San Antonio / The Ancestors" (Berne) - 21:05

Personnel

Tim Berne: alto saxophone
Herb Robertson: trumpet, cornet & flugelhorn
Ray Anderson: trombone & tuba
Mack Goldsbury: tenor & soprano saxophone
Ed Schuller: acoustic bass
Paul Motian: drums & percussion

Notes

Recorded live on February 19, 1983, at the School of Visual Arts, NYC.
Recording Engineer: Kazunori Sugiyama
Produced by Empire Productions & Giovanni Bonandrini
Cover painting by Betsy Berne

Releases

1983 - Soul Note (Italy), SN 1061 (LP)^[3]
1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-1 (LP)^[3]
1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-2 (CD)^[3]
1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-4 (CT)^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 114. ISBN 978-0141023274.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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Other source

"Tim Berne Discography". Patrice Roussel. 1999. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

External links

All-Music album review

[Penguin_Guide-1] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 114. ISBN 978-0141023274.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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