Momentum (Dave Burrell album)

Momentum is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was recorded in November 2005 and released a year later on November 14, 2006, by the label High Two.[1]

Momentum
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 2006
RecordedNovember 2005
GenreJazz
avant-garde
post-bop
LabelHigh Two
ProducerJon Rosenberg
Dave Burrell chronology
Consequences
(2006)
Momentum
(2006)

The first three tracks on the album were originally composed by Burrell to accompany the restored French silent film Body and Soul (1925) directed by Oscar Micheaux.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
All About Jazz     [2]
AllMusic     [1]

All About Jazz reviewer Troy Collins comments that "Burrell hones in on the jazz tradition with intensity and focus, delivering one of the finest statements of his career".[2] AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason describes the album as "spiky and challenging but only rarely moving into the rhythmic and tonal fearlessness of some of his more outside work".[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Downfall" — 5:49
  2. "Broken Promise" — 5:29
  3. "Fade to Black" — 5:53
  4. "4:30 to Atlanta" — 6:07
  5. "Cool Reception" — 8:55
  6. "Momentum" — 5:06
  7. "Coup d'État" — 5:58

Personnel

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Band:

Production:

  • Shawn Brackbill — photography
  • Flam — mastering
  • Jon Rosenberg — engineer

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stewart Mason. "Momentum". Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  2. ^ a b c Troy Collins. "Momentum". Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.