Summer Fruits (and Unrest)

1993 studio album by Django Bates

Summer Fruits (and Unrest)

Studio album by

Django Bates

Released| 1993
Recorded| 9–13 June 1993
Genre| Jazz
Length| 57:14
Label| JMT
JMT 514 008
Producer| Stefan F. Winter
Django Bates chronology
| Music for The Third Policeman
(1990)  | Summer Fruits (and Unrest)
(1993)  | Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots)
(1994)

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Summer Fruits (and Unrest) is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1993 and released on the JMT label.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "hot full of breezy humor -- while also falling prey to the needless clutter so popular in fusion bands and jazz schools -- Summer Fruits will no doubt please fans who like their swing embedded in left field, yet logical dress".[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Django Bates

1. "Tight Rope" – 1:17
2. "Armchair March" – 7:01
3. "Food for Plankton (In Detail)" – 5:03
4. "Säd Afrika" – 6:08
5. "Three Architects Called Gabrielle: Just What I Expected" – 6:14
6. "Queen of Puddings" – 8:19
7. "Hyphen" – 5:32
8. "Nights at the Circus" – 4:19
9. "Discovering Metal" – 3:50
10. "Little Petherick" – 6:30
11. "March Hare Dance" – 3:02

## Personnel

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* Django Bates – piano, keyboards, peck horn
* Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
* Sarah Homer – clarinet, bass clarinet
* Iain Ballamy, Steve Buckley – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
* Mark Lockheart, Barak Schmool – tenor saxophone
* Julian Argüelles – baritone saxophone
* Sid Gauld – high trumpet
* Chris Batchelor – soloing trumpet
* David Laurence – French horn
* Roland Bates – trombone
* Richard Henry – bass trombone
* Sarah Waterhouse – tuba
* Steve Watts – acoustic bass
* Mike Mondesir – electric bass
* Stuart Hall – electric guitar, violin, lap steel, banjo
* Martin France – drums
* Thebe Lipare – percussion

## References

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1. ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed December 9, 2014
2. ^ a b Cook, S., Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2014
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 95\. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

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

Albums|

* Music for The Third Policeman (1990)
* Summer Fruits (and Unrest) (1993)
* Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots) (1994)
* Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995)
* Quiet Nights (1997)
* The Study of Touch (2016)
* Saluting Sgt. Pepper (2016)

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