Gut Feelings (album) explained

Gut Feelings
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Jack Walrath and Masters of Suspense
Cover:	Gut Feelings (album).jpg
Released:	1991
Recorded:	September 10, 1990
Venue:	Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	69:02
Label:	Muse
Producer:	Don Sickler
Chronology:	Jack Walrath
Prev Title:	Out of the Tradition
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Portraits in Ivory and Brass
Next Year:	1992

Gut Feelings is a live album by trumpeter Jack Walrath which was recorded at the Merkin Concert Hall in 1990 and released on the Muse label in 1991.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Walrath's current group. Carter Jefferson (ts), Anthony Cox (b) are prime players". The DownBeat reviewer indicated that Walrath was partially successful in the album's "blending of jazz and classical elements".

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Walrath except where noted

1. "The Serpent's Kiss" – 15:36
2. "Jump Monk" (Charles Mingus) – 10:56
3. "Adagio For Strings And Organ" (Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto) – 9:01
4. "Gagaku (4th movement of Sept Haikai)" (Olivier Messiaen) – 7:06
5. "Blues in the Guts" – 9:07
6. "Faith" – 17:56

Personnel

• • Jack Walrath – trumpet Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Michael Cochrane – piano
  • Anthony Cox – bass Ronnie Burrage – drums
• Hiraga Strings:
  • Amy Higara – violin, concertmaster
  • Charles Baker, Bob Shaw, Peter Winograd – violin
  • Maria Lambros Kannen, David Cerutti – viola
  • Peter Wyrick, Peter Sanders – cello
  • Don Sickler - conductor

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5400.htm Muse LP series discography: 5400 to 5449
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/wallace-bennie/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Jack Walrath