Reflectory (album)

Reflectory
Studio album by
Pepper Adams
Released1978
RecordedJune 14, 1978
StudioCI Recording, NYC
GenreJazz
Length39:29
LabelMuse
MR 5182
ProducerMitch Farber
Pepper Adams chronology
Baritone Madness
(1977) 		Reflectory
(1978) 		Be-Bop?
(1979)

Reflectory is an album by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, recorded in 1978 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3][4] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist".[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[7]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states: "Adams' approach to the baritone sax is sometimes a bit more aggressive and less melodic than Gerry Mulligan, which results in occasional inadvertent reed squeaks in his tricky opener, 'Reflectory'. Better is the outspoken yet still lovely treatment of Duke Ellington's 'Sophisticated Lady'. The most surprising track is his rapid-fire arrangement of the ballad 'That's All', in which Hanna takes top solo honors. This recommended album is worth acquiring."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Pepper Adams, except where noted.

  1. "Refelectory" – 7:00
  2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington) – 5:37
  3. "Etude Diablolique" – 7:16
  4. "Claudette's Way" – 6:11
  5. "I Carry Your Heart" – 6:53
  6. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 6:32

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Dates as Leader". PepperAdams.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Pepper Adams Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199 accessed February 22, 2017
  4. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
  5. ^ "Pepper Adams". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Pepper Adams - Reflectory – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.