The Fields is the third album by the American jazz saxophonist Glenn Spearman Double Trio, recorded in 1994 and released on the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

The Fields
Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedNovember 15–16, 1994
StudioBay Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
Length76:31
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerDon Paul, Larry Ochs
Glenn Spearman chronology
Smokehouse
(1994)
The Fields
(1996)
Surya: Stretching the Edge
(1996)

Reception

edit
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "[t]he supporting cast is strong and supportive, though very often the band seem to be playing set charts while the two horns duel in the foreground."[2]

Track listing

edit

All compositions by Spearman except where noted

  1. "Melts" (Ochs) – 15:11
  2. "Fields Before the Ram" – 12:39
  3. "Hot" – 3:39
  4. "Stepping Out" – 9:39
  5. "Extrapolation of the Inevitable" – 8:59
  6. "Just There" (Ochs) – 5:13
  7. "Sound Section" – 21:11

Personnel

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Glenn Spearman discography by Rick Lopez
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1371. ISBN 0140515216.
  3. ^ "Glenn Spearman: The Fields". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2022.