Boston Duets Explained

Boston Duets
Type:	live
Artist:	Oliver Lake & Donal Fox
Cover:	Boston_Duets_cover.jpeg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	August 14, 1989
Venue:	Regattabar, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	67:38
Label:	Music & Arts
Producer:	Oliver Lake
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Boston Duets is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake and pianist Donal Fox, which was recorded live in 1989 and released on the Music & Arts label.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "What is happening on the bandstand between these two is extemporaneous composition and deep listening."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes "The pianist is a restless and highly intelligent improviser who also works in more formal structures, and it's easy to hear why the two men found the partnership congenial."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Comous" (Lake) – 8:04
2. "Seque Blues" (Fox, Lake) – 10:13
3. "Sarah" (Lake) – 2:41
4. "Suite in Three Movements" (Fox) – 14:53
5. "Intermezzo" (Fox) – 2:30
6. "Variants on a Theme by Monk" (Fox) – 7:13
7. "Ballad" (Lake) – 3:19
8. "No V.T." (Lake) – 11:43
9. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:54

Personnel

• Oliver Lake - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Donal Fox – piano

Notes and References

1. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2002. Penguin. London. 0140515216. 875.