Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze)
| Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1–9 February 1995 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:40 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 514 023 | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
| Django Bates chronology | ||||
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Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1995 and released on the JMT label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2] On AllAboutJazz Chris May stated "The unfettered idiosyncrasy of the album—overflowing with new ideas and previously uncharted vistas—sums up much, and the parts themselves continue to make for enthralling listening".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Django Bates
- "You Can't Have Everything" – 7:46
- "The Loneliness of Being Right" – 7:00
- "...and a Golden Pear" – 8:11
- "New York, New York" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 4:56
- "Early Bloomer" – 2:13
- "X = Thingys X 3 ÷ MF" – 4:33
- "Fox Across the Road" – 12:01
- "Powder Room Collapse" – 6:10
- "Kookaburra Laughed" – 6:32
- "You Can't Have Everything (Reprise)" – 7:11
Personnel[edit]
- Django Bates – piano, keyboards
- Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
- Iain Ballamy – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Steve Buckley – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tin whistle
- Mark Lockheart – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Barak Schmool – tenor saxophone, piccolo
- Julian Argüelles – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Sid Gauld, Chris Batchelor – trumpet
- David Laurence – French horn
- Roland Bates – trombone
- Richard Henry – bass trombone
- Sarah Waterhouse – tuba
- Mike Mondesir – electric bass
- Stuart Hall – guitar, violin, banjo
- Martin France – drums, percussion
- Christine Tobin – vocals
References[edit]
- ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed 10 December 2014
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed 10 December 2014
- ^ a b May, C., AllAboutJazz Review, 30 October 2005
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.