Summit Conference

by Reggie Workman

Overview

For this inspired 1994 date, veteran bassist Reggie Workman assembled four fellow avant-garde luminaries: pianist Andrew Hill, saxophonist Sam Rivers, trombonist Julian Priester, and drummer Pheeroan akLaff. By the usual standards of these highly adventurous players, the record is relatively accessible, but it does makes for challenging listening. The quintet opens with "Encounter," a busy and bold selection by the late John Carter. Overall, only Workman's "Summit Conference" and Priester's "Breath" feature sustained periods of cacophony, yet even these freer pieces are built around a defined melody and structure. Sonelius Smith's "Conversation" and Rivers' "Solace" bump along with Latin rhythms; Priester shines on both tracks. The trombonist is also the dominant voice on Rivers' fast-swinging "Meteor." Rivers plays soprano sax on Workman's "Estelle's Theme" and flute on Hill's "Gone," the latter a duet with Hill that closes the session on an austere yet calming note. ~ David R. Adler

Product Details

Release Date:	03/07/2000
Label:	Postcards
UPC:	0782737100320
Rank:	101853

Tracks

1. Encounter
2. Estelle's Theme
3. Conversation
4. Meteor
5. Solace
6. Summit Conference
7. Breath
8. Gone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Reggie Workman   Primary Artist,Bass
Julian Priester   Trombone
Andrew Hill   Piano
Sam Rivers   Flute,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Pheeroan akLaff   Drums

Technical Credits

John Carter   Composer
Julian Priester   Composer
Ralph Simon   Producer
Reggie Workman   Composer,Liner Notes
Ann Lemon   Design
Sibyl R. Golden   Executive Producer
Joanne Dugan   Photography
Allan Tucker   Editing,Mastering
Andrew Hill   Composer
Sonelius Smith   Composer
Joe Barbaria   Mixing,Engineer
Sam Rivers   Composer