The Purity of the Turf (album)

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Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[3]
DownBeat	[4]

The Guardian's John Fordham called it "An album of delightfully rugged character, as might be expected from the lineup".[3] DownBeat reviewer Bob Doerschuk said "all three musicians conspire to create a landmark session, one that targets both the visceral pleasures of swing and more cerebral levels of appreciation".[4] In his article for JazzTimes, Michael J. West wrote, "the fun of listening to The Purity of the Turf is in the anticipation of Iverson throwing such wrenches into the works ... The album’s repertoire of standards and how he reorients them toward his own twisty concept comprise its considerable pleasure".[5]

1. "The Purity of the Turf" (Ethan Iverson) – 4:31
2. "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) – 5:19
3. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) – 4:43
4. "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 5:45
5. "Graduation Day" (Iverson) – 3:33
6. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) – 6:14
7. "Kush" (Nasheet Waits) – 5:35
8. "Sent for You Yesterday" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) – 4:55
9. "Strange Serenade" (Andrew Hill) – 4:23
10. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 5:01
11. "Einbahnstrasse" (Carter) – 5:10
12. "So Hard It Hurts" (Annette Peacock) – 3:18

• Ethan Iverson − piano
• Ron Carter − bass
• Nasheet Waits - drums