Abstract (album)

Abstract is the third album by Jamaican saxophonist Joe Harriott, recorded in England in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Columbia label in February 1963.[1][2]

Abstract
Studio album by
Joe Harriott
ReleasedFebruary 1963[1]
RecordedNovember 22, 1961, and May 10, 1962
London, England
GenreJazz
Length45:16
LabelCapitol
ST 10351
Joe Harriott chronology
Free Form
(1960)		 Abstract
(1963)		 Movement
(1963)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[3]
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Thom Jurek, he states "Abstract is wonderful; it shows that the Brits were taking the new jazz of the early '60s and placing a spin on it because they had a few players like Joe Harriott. Here is a musician deserving of a wide reappraisal. Let's hope he gets it".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Harriott except "Subject", by Joe Harriott and John Mayer; "Oleo," by Sonny Rollins.

  1. "Subject" - 5:58
  2. "Shadows" - 5:44
  3. "Oleo" - 7:06
  4. "Modal" - 4:44
  5. "Tonal" - 5:08
  6. "Pictures" - 5:06
  7. "Idioms" - 6:26
  8. "Compound" - 5:04
  • Recorded in London, England on November 22, 1961 (tracks 5-8) and May 10, 1962 (tracks 1-4)

Personnel

References
  1. "Jazz for February". Jazz News & Review. Jazz News Ltd. 7 (5). 31 January 1963. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Joe Harriott Quintet "Abstract"". Gramophone. Compton Mackenzie. May 1963. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. Down Beat: November 21, 1963, vol. 30, no. 30
  4. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2012
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 652


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