Momentum is a studio album

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 released by jazz

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 pianist

Piano

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 Dave Burrell

Dave Burrell

Davis Burrell is an American jazz instrumentalist, most notably on the piano. He has worked for many jazz musicians including Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown and David Murray.- Biography :...

. It was recorded in November 2005 and released a year later on November 14, 2006 by the label High Two.

The first three tracks on the album were originally composed by Burrell to accompany the restored French

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 silent film

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 Body and Soul (1925) directed by Oscar Micheaux

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Track listing

1. "Downfall" — 5:49
2. "Broken Promise" — 5:29
3. "Fade to Black" — 5:53
4. "4: 30 to Atlanta" — 6:07
5. "Cool Reception" — 8:55
6. "Momentum" — 5:06
7. "Coup d'État " — 5:58

Personnel

Band:

• Dave Burrell — piano
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• Guillermo E. Brown — drums
• Michael Formanek — double bass

Production:

• Shawn Brackbill — photography
• Flam — mastering
• Jon Rosenberg — engineer

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Alex Henderson comments that the album is not for the light of heart in jazz and who haven't been exposed to avant-garde

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. However, he does say that those who do appreciate the genre

Genre

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"will find a lot to enjoy about Burrell's inspired outside duets with Martin." Allaboutjazz.com reviewer Robert Iannapollo says the playing "shows Burrell’s creativity still flowing freely."