Octagon (String Trio of New York album) explained

Octagon
Type:	Album
Artist:	String Trio of New York
Cover:	Octogon (album).jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	November 5 & 6, 1992
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	69:12
Label:	Black Saint
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	String Trio of New York
Prev Title:	Intermobility
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Live Au Petit Faucheux
Next Year:	1993

Octagon is an album by American jazz group the String Trio of New York recorded in 1992 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Pursuit of Happiness" (James Emery) - 7:05
2. "One for Robin" (Marty Ehrlich) - 5:28
3. "Strings and Things" (Muhal Richard Abrams) - 7:19
4. "Circular Views" (John Lindberg) - 7:42
5. "Upside the Downside" (Mark Helias) - 13:09
6. "Forever February" (Regina Carter) - 7:11
7. "Billie: The Queen of Holiday" (Wadada Leo Smith) - 13:06
8. "A Short History of the Balkans" (Bobby Previte) - 8:12

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on November 5 & 6, 1992

Personnel

• Regina Carter - violin
• James Emery - guitar
• John Lindberg - bass

Notes and References

1. http://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/blacksaint-discography-this-is-label.html Black Saint discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/octagon-r205614 Allmusic Review