Quartet (Alison Brown album)
Encyclopedia
Quartet is album by American
banjoist Alison Brown
, released in 1996.
Grant Alden, of No Depression magazine had little good to say of the release, calling it "a straightforward jazz record, typical of the bland easy-listening music which now passes for that once dangerous and seductive music. It is distinctive only in that the principal instrument is a banjo, though Brown plays almost entirely without syncopation, and the band wouldn’t know how to swing if they were on a playground."
unless otherwise noted
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banjoist Alison Brown
Alison Brown
Alison Brown is an American banjo player and guitarist known for a soft nylon-string banjo sound. She has won and has been nominated on several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck for her unique style of playing...
, released in 1996.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, music critic Rick Anderson noted flxibility of the banjo in jazz and bebop and complimented many tracks. He also noted "This sort of stylistic variety is grist for Brown's mill, but it doesn't always work in her favor: "My Favorite Marsha" (one of several tracks on which she switches to guitar) is nice but borders on new acoustic sappiness—her guitar playing is good but not exceptional."Grant Alden, of No Depression magazine had little good to say of the release, calling it "a straightforward jazz record, typical of the bland easy-listening music which now passes for that once dangerous and seductive music. It is distinctive only in that the principal instrument is a banjo, though Brown plays almost entirely without syncopation, and the band wouldn’t know how to swing if they were on a playground."
Track listing
All compositions by Alison BrownAlison Brown
Alison Brown is an American banjo player and guitarist known for a soft nylon-string banjo sound. She has won and has been nominated on several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck for her unique style of playing...
unless otherwise noted
- "G Bop" (Brown, Burr, Reed, West) – 3:10
- "The Red Balloon" – 3:00
- "My Favorite Marsha" – 3:56
- "Mambo Banjo (Revisited)" – 3:45
- "Without Anastasia" – 3:11
- "Song of Monterrey" – 4:53
- "Minding Rupert" (Brown, Burr) – 3:18
- "The Wonderful Sea Voyage" (Brown, West) – 4:07
- "Hello Mendocino !" – 3:59
- "The Day Sweeps Back" – 3:16
Personnel
- Alison BrownAlison BrownAlison Brown is an American banjo player and guitarist known for a soft nylon-string banjo sound. She has won and has been nominated on several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck for her unique style of playing...
– banjo, guitar - John Burr – piano, keyboards
- Rick Reed – drums
- Gary West – bass