Totally Spinning

Totally Spinning is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet recorded in 1996 for the Italian Black Saint label but not released until 2006.[1][2]

Totally Spinning
Studio album by ROVA
Released	2006
Recorded	April 14, 1996 and November 18 & 19, 2000
Studio	Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, CA and Mr. Toads, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:34
Label	Black Saint 120 206-2
Producer	ROVA
Rova Saxophone Quartet chronology
Electric Ascension (2005) Totally Spinning (2006) Juke Box Suite (2006)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
All About Jazz	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This is one of Rova's more accessible projects, although the music certainly has its adventurous and passionate moments. Recommended".[3] On All About Jazz Jeff Stockton said it was "as approachable as Rova gets, an enjoyably listenable point of entry into the work of this groundbreaking veteran group".[4]

Track listing

1. "Let's Go Totally Spinning" (Jon Raskin) – 8:08
2. "Stiction" (Steve Adams) – 6:35
3. "Radar" (Raskin, Adams, Bruce Ackley, Larry Ochs) – 4:02
4. "Cuernavaca Starlight" (Adams) – 7:54
5. "Kick It" (Fred Frith) – 3:40
6. "It's a Journey, Not a Destination" (Raskin) – 15:49
7. "Preshrunk" (Adams) – 5:37
8. "Radar (Version 731)" (Raskin, Adams, Ackley, Ochs) – 8:11

• Recorded on April 14, 1996 at Sharkbite Studios, Oakland, CA (tracks 1 & 2) and November 18 & 19, 2000 at Mr. Toads, San Francisco, CA (tracks 3–8)

Personnel

• Bruce Ackley – soprano saxophone
• Steve Adams – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone
• Larry Ochs – tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone
• Jon Raskin – baritone saxophone

References

1. Jazzlists: Black Saint Records main series discography accessed January 31, 2017
2. Rova Discography: Totally Spinning accessed January 31, 2017
3. Yanow, Scott. ROVA – Totally Spinning: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
4. Stockton, J., All About Jazz Review accessed January 31, 2017