Summit Conference (album)

Summit Conference
Studio album by
Reggie Workman
Released1994
RecordedDecember 5 & 6, 1993
StudioKampo Audio, New York
GenreJazz
Length56:46
LabelPostcards Records
POST1003
Reggie Workman chronology
Altered Spaces
(1993) 		Summit Conference
(1994) 		Cerebral Caverns
(1995)

Summit Conference is an album by bassist/composer Reggie Workman. It was recorded on December 5 & 6, 1993 in New York City, and was released by Postcards Records in 1994.[1] On the album, Workman is joined by multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers, trombonist Julian Priester, pianist Andrew Hill, and drummer Pheeroan akLaff.

Regarding the title of the album, Workman wrote: "we have recorded a unique CD which has the musical mark of my personal experience and direction but in no way stifles or compromises the wonderful musical resources assembled. It is a true summit conference."[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
DownBeat[4]

A reviewer for DownBeat magazine awarded the album 4.5 stars and stated: "the virtuoso veterans on Summit Conference create highly structured, tightly focused improvisations that sound ripe, rich, and fully mature--neither fresh nor stale..."[4]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, and called Summit Conference and Cerebral Caverns "cracking records made by top-flight players," commenting: "the Summit Conference group has a wish-list quality and delivers from the very start."[3]

Writing for AllMusic, David R. Adler awarded the album 4.5 stars, calling it "inspired," and remarked: "By the usual standards of these highly adventurous players, the record is relatively accessible, but it does makes for challenging listening."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Encounter" (John Carter) - 7:45
  2. "Estelle's Theme" (Reggie Workman) - 4:05
  3. "Conversation" (Sonelius Smith) - 10:13
  4. "Meteor" (Sam Rivers) - 5:34
  5. "Solace" (Sam Rivers)- 4:19
  6. "Summit Conference" (Reggie Workman) - 8:32
  7. "Breath" (Julian Priester) - 6:54
  8. "Gone" (Andrew Hill) - 9:21

Personnel

Production

  • Ralph Simon – producer
  • Sibyl R. Golden – executive producer

References

  1. ^ a b c Adler, David R. "Reggie Workman: Summit Conference". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Workman, Reggie (1994). Summit Conference (liner notes). Reggie Workman. Postcards Records. POST1003.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1398.
  4. ^ a b "Review of 'Summit Conference'". DownBeat. January 1995. p. 40.