By Any Means Necessary (Gary Thomas album)

By Any Means Necessary is the third album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1989 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]

By Any Means Necessary
Studio album by
Gary Thomas & Seventh Quadrant
Released1989
RecordedMay 1989
StudioRPM Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length53:58
LabelJMT
JMT 834 432
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Gary Thomas chronology
Code Violations
(1988)		 By Any Means Necessary
(1989)		 While the Gate Is Open
(1990)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The music features dense ensembles, simultaneous improvisations, eccentric funk rhythms, and rhythmic but very dissonant horn solos that have a logic of their own. One can think of this noisy date as being an updated extension of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time and is recommended to open-minded listeners who think that nothing new has been played in jazz since the mid-'70s."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Thomas except as indicated

  1. "By Any Means Necessary" - 7:44
  2. "Continuum" - 6:52
  3. "You're Under Arrest" (John Scofield) - 7:17
  4. "Potential Hazard" - 6:23
  5. "To the Vanishing Point" - 4:37
  6. "Screen Gem" - 5:02
  7. "Janala" (Geri Allen, Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Naná Vasconcelos) - 2:39
  8. "At Risk" - 7:12
  9. "Out of Harm's Way" - 6:12

Personnel

References
  1. Peabody Institute Staff Profie: Gary Thomas Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2014
  2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed November 14, 2014
  3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2014
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