The Ancestors

The Ancestors
Studio album by
Tim Berne Sextet
Released1983
RecordedFebruary 19th 1983
GenreAvant-garde jazz
Downtown music
Length44:39
LabelSoul Note (Italy)
ProducerEmpire Productions & Giovanni Bonandrini
Tim Berne chronology
Songs And Rituals In Real Time
(1982) 		The Ancestors
(1983) 		Mutant Variations
(1983)

The Ancestors is an album by Tim Berne and which was released on the Italian-based Soul Note label in 1983. It features three lengthy tracks which, typical of Berne, are structured in suite-like sections. The music is performed by the Tim Berne Sextet which consisted of Berne, trumpeter Herb Robertson, trombonist Ray Anderson, saxophonist Mack Goldsbury, bassist Ed Schuller and drummer Paul Motian.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "The Ancestors was a first sign that Berne was willing to slow down, look about him and take stock. ...it's a measured authoritative set, rhythmically coherent ".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Sirius B" (Berne) - 10:46
  2. "Shirley's Song - Part 1" (Berne) - 12:46
  3. "Shirley's Song - Part 2 / San Antonio / The Ancestors" (Berne) - 21:05

Personnel

Notes

  • Recorded live on February 19, 1983, at the School of Visual Arts, NYC.
  • Recording Engineer: Kazunori Sugiyama
  • Produced by Empire Productions & Giovanni Bonandrini
  • Cover painting by Betsy Berne

Releases

  • 1983 - Soul Note (Italy), SN 1061 (LP)[3]
  • 1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-1 (LP)[3]
  • 1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-2 (CD)[3]
  • 1991 - Soul Note (Italy), 121061-4 (CT)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 114. ISBN 978-0141023274.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ a b c d [1] [dead link‍]

Other source

  1. All-Music album review