| High Wire | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Rob Brown |
| Cover: | High_Wire_Rob_Brown_Cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1996 |
| Recorded: | July 22, 1993 |
| Studio: | Tom Tedesco's Studio, Paramus, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 59:24 |
| Label: | Soul Note |
| Producer: | Flavio Bonandrini |
| Chronology: | Rob Brown |
| Prev Title: | Illuminate |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Blink of an Eye |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
High Wire is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Rob Brown, recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. It features a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Jackson Krall playing all original Brown compositions.[1]
In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states: "Brown shows himself in full command of his horn and if, ultimately, High Wire is more a free blowing session than an exposition of ideas (the tunes are a bit sketchy and perfunctory), it's a solid, enjoyable one that fans of the downtown New York scene will want to own." The Penguin Guide to Jazz states: "The lider is in impressive form, with a further roster of fiery and more emotive pieces."[2] In a double review for the Chicago Reader, Peter Margasak describes the album as superb, writing that "Brown is a magnificent hornman who's worked with adventurous musicians like pianist Matthew Shipp and guitarist Joe Morris, but he remains largely unknown."[3]
All compositions by Rob Brown