Brewster's Rooster

Brewster's Rooster
Studio album by
John Surman
ReleasedJune 19, 2009 (2009-06-19)
RecordedSeptember 2007
StudioAvatar, New York City
GenreAvant-garde jazz, post-bop
LabelECM
ECM 2046
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
The Spaces in Between
(2006) 		Brewster's Rooster
(2009) 		Saltash Bells
(2012)

Brewster's Rooster is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Jack DeJohnette, recorded in September 2007 and released on ECM in 2009.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Brewster's Rooster is another high point in Surman's career. This studio band is as sympathetic as his working road unit, and his willingness to place the tradition in the context of his more contemporary, sometimes ambiguous harmonic explorations reveals the roots, shoots, and branches of his art and discipline."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Surman except as indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slanted Sky"John Warren6:33
2."Hilltop Dancer" 7:26
3."No Finesse" 6:51
4."Kickback" 7:24
5."Chelsea Bridge"Billy Strayhorn5:48
6."Haywain" 6:18
7."Counter Measures" 10:43
8."Brewster's Rooster" 6:36
9."Going for a Burton" 6:47

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 7, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 7, 2011