Island (Bob Brookmeyer and Kenny Wheeler album)

2003 studio album by Kenny Wheeler, Bob Brookmeyer

Island

Studio album by

Kenny Wheeler, Bob Brookmeyer

Released| August 19, 2003
Recorded| September 27–29, 2002
Studio| Mix One Studios, Boston, MA
Genre| Jazz
Length| 55:41
Label| Artists House AH 006
Producer| John Snyder
Kenny Wheeler chronology
| A Long Time Ago
(1998)  | Island
(2003)  | Dream Sequence
(2003)

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Bob Brookmeyer chronology
| Get Well Soon
(2002)  | Island
(2003)  | Spirit Music
(2006)

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Island is a studio album by Canadian musician Kenny Wheeler and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, recorded in 2002 and released on Artist House Records in 2003.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 41⁄2 stars stating: "the quintet creates a series of expansive yet pastoral jazz settings for the exploration at the margins without the edges. Make no mistake; aesthetically this is 'beautiful' and deeply moving music. The level of composition here is the highest, and the articulation of these tonal and harmonic architectures is flawless ... That this music is played with such grace, elegance, and aplomb makes it a gift to be cherished and studied".[2]

All About Jazz correspondent Rex Butters commented: "Although they’ve not recorded together before, they set each other up and finish each other’s thoughts like a long married couple. The island in question seems more north Atlantic than Caribbean. While the program tends toward moody mid-tempo tunes, the high level of playing keeps monotony at bay ... The Brookmeyer/Wheeler collaboration shows two long time players apparently still in ascent".[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Kenny Wheeler unless otherwise noted

1. "Before the First Time" - 7:56
2. "114" - 7:29
3. "Where Do We Go From Here?" - 7:45
4. "Song for Kenny" (Brookmeyer) - 9:43
5. "Upstairs with Beatrice" (Brookmeyer) - 7:22
6. "Island" (Brookmeyer) - 9:46
7. "Strange One" - 5:40

## Personnel

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* Kenny Wheeler \- trumpet, flugelhorn
* Bob Brookmeyer \- trombone
* Frank Carlberg - piano
* Jeremy Allen - bass
* John Hollenbeck \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Kenny Wheeler discography, accessed January 10, 2018
2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Bob Brookmeyer – Island: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 174\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. ^ Butters, R. All About Jazz Review, January 7, 2004

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Bob Brookmeyer

Albums|

* Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (1954)
* Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others (1955)
* The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1954–55)
* Brookmeyer (1956)
* Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer (1956)
* Tonite's Music Today (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
* Whooeeee (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
* The Street Swingers (and Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, 1957)
* Traditionalism Revisited (1957)
* Kansas City Revisited (1958)
* Stretching Out (1958)
* Portrait of the Artist (1959)
* The Ivory Hunters (and Bill Evans, 1959)
* Jazz Is a Kick (1960)
* The Blues Hot and Cold (1960)
* 7 x Wilder (1961)
* Trombone Jazz Samba (1962)
* Samba Para Dos (and Lalo Schifrin, 1963)
* Back Again (1978)
* New Works Celebration (New Art Orchestra, 1997)
* Island (2002)

Co-led
and with Clark
Terry|

* Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Brookmeyer, 1961)
* Tonight (1964)
* The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)
* Gingerbread Men (1966)
* Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland and Clark Terry, 1965)

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Kenny Wheeler

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Windmill Tilter (1968)
* Song for Someone (1973)
* Gnu High (1975)
* Deer Wan (1977)
* Around 6 (1979)
* Double, Double You (1983)
* Flutter By, Butterfly (1987)
* Music for Large & Small Ensembles (1990)
* The Widow in the Window (1990)
* All the More (1993)
* Dream Sequence (1995, 1996, 1999, & 2003)
* Angel Song (1996)
* A Long Time Ago (1997 & 1998)
* Moon (2001)
* Island (2002)
* Where Do We Go from Here? (2004)
* What Now? (2004)
* Songs for Quintet (2013)

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