Summit Conference

Summit Conference

Summit Conference

ASIN: B00000371H

Editorial Reviews
Down Beat (January 1995)
(4½ Stars)...virtuoso veterans on Summit Conference create highly structure, tightly focused improvisations that sound ripe, rich, and fully mature...

Product Description
Legendary bassist Reggie Workman steps out front on Summit Conference to lead an all-star ensemble. The Philadelphia native who came to prominence with John Coltrane and who has backed a virtual who's who of jazz for the past 30 years is joined on Summit Conference by two generations of the avant-garde elite: Sam Rivers and Andrew Hill are musically matched with Julian Priester and Pheeroan akLaff. This evocative recording never stops burning and never stops exploring.

"Summit Conference" was a manifestation of my dream to perform with artists who have backgrounds and experience similar to my own, musicians who are exploring the same plane of artistic thought," says bassist Reggie Workman. "I wanted to create a recording deeply rooted in our history and evolution, yet also truly futuristic."

For his 1994 Postcards debut, Workman assembled a group of musical heavyweights, including Sam Rivers on tenor and soprano sax and on flute, Andrew Hill on piano, Julian Priester on trombone, and Pheeroan akLaff on drums. He puts them through their paces in a power set that never stops burning and never stops exploring. "It is a true summit conference," he explains. "The CD has the musical mark of my personal experience and direction, but in no way stifles or compromises the wonderful musical abilities and directions of the individual participants."

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Summit Conference
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 Summit Conference
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Manufacturer: Postcards
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000371H
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

  1. Encounter
  2. Estelle's Theme
  3. Conversation
  4. Meteor
  5. Solace
  6. Summit Conference
  7. Breath
  8. Gone

Album Description

Legendary bassist Reggie Workman steps out front on Summit Conference to lead an all-star ensemble. The Philadelphia native who came to prominence with John Coltrane and who has backed a virtual who's who of jazz for the past 30 years is joined on Summit Conference by two generations of the avant-garde elite: Sam Rivers and Andrew Hill are musically matched with Julian Priester and Pheeroan akLaff. This evocative recording never stops burning and never stops exploring.

"Summit Conference" was a manifestation of my dream to perform with artists who have backgrounds and experience similar to my own, musicians who are exploring the same plane of artistic thought," says bassist Reggie Workman. "I wanted to create a recording deeply rooted in our history and evolution, yet also truly futuristic."

For his 1994 Postcards debut, Workman assembled a group of musical heavyweights, including Sam Rivers on tenor and soprano sax and on flute, Andrew Hill on piano, Julian Priester on trombone, and Pheeroan akLaff on drums. He puts them through their paces in a power set that never stops burning and never stops exploring. "It is a true summit conference," he explains. "The CD has the musical mark of my personal experience and direction, but in no way stifles or compromises the wonderful musical abilities and directions of the individual participants."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Summit Conference Rediscovered.......2000-08-19

Those who missed the live performances of this outstanding group at Yoshi's in Oakland, California a few years back are in for a treat. In keeping with the name of the session, the listener can expect first-rate musical dialogue between pianist Andrew Hill, flute and reed master Sam Rivers, trombonist Julian Priester, and bassist Reggie Workman, which is on a par with their respective landmark performances on Blue Note Records. Hill and Rivers are musical soulmates who share a rhythmic and harmonic temperment which is unique in Jazz, and their work together is nothing less than passionate and stunning, particularly in the pianist's original composition entitled "Gone".

Contrary to assertions to the effect that Dr. Hill has only recently resurfaced after years of obscurity, Summit Conference offers convincing proof that the grand master has always been with us.
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    Manufacturer: Itm
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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