High Wire (album)

High Wire is an album by American jazz saxophonist Rob Brown recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. It features a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Jackson Krall playing all original Brown compositions.[1]

High Wire
Studio album by
Rob Brown
Released1996
RecordedJuly 22, 1993
StudioTom Tedesco's Studio, Paramus, NJ
GenreJazz
Length59:24
LabelSoul Note
ProducerFlavio Bonandrini
Rob Brown chronology
Illuminate
(1995)		 High Wire
(1996)		 Blink of an Eye
(1997)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "Brown shows himself in full command of his horn and if, ultimately, High Wire is more a free blowing session than an exposition of ideas (the tunes are a bit sketchy and perfunctory), it's a solid, enjoyable one that fans of the downtown New York scene will want to own."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "The lider is in impressive form, with a further roster of fiery and more emotive pieces."[3] In a double review for the Chicago Reader, Peter Margasak describes the album as superb and says "Brown is a magnificent hornman who's worked with adventurous musicians like pianist Matthew Shipp and guitarist Joe Morris, but he remains largely unknown."[4]

Track listing
All compositions by Rob Brown
  1. "Hex Key" – 11:54
  2. "Totter" – 7:39
  3. "Revealing" – 7:38
  4. "Just a Touch" – 11:51
  5. "Turmoil" – 10:31
  6. "Trickster" – 9:51

Personnel

References
  1. Original Liner Notes by K. Leander Williams
  2. Olewnick, Brian. Rob Brown – High Wire: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 186. ISBN 0-14-103401-7.
  4. Margasak, P., William Parker Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy Rob Brown High Wire review at Chicago Reader
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