Red Alert (Janette Mason album) explained

Red Alert
Type:	studio
Artist:	Janette Mason
Cover:	File:Red Alert Janette Mason.jpg
Released:	2017 (CD); 2018 (vinyl)
Studio:	Masterchord Studio and The Blue Studio, London
Genre:	Jazz, funk
Label:	Dot Time (DT9072)
Producer:	Janette Mason and Andrew Tulloch
Prev Title:	D'Ranged
Prev Year:	2014

Red Alert is the fourth album by British jazz pianist Janette Mason. It is the first of her albums to be released on vinyl^[1] as well as in digital format and as a CD. Dot Time Records issued the CD (and accompanying digital release) in 2017^[2] and the vinyl recording in March 2018.

Reception

Reviewing the album for The Guardian, John Fordham said: "With album Red Alert, London pianist Janette Mason’s trio – fuelled by energies from the Bad Plus, David Bowie, Goldfrapp, Robert Wyatt and plenty more – uncork a typically eclectic, skilful and audience-friendly brew."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Janette Mason, except where noted.

1. "Pent Up" – 5:51
2. "Skating on Thin Ice" – 6:34
3. "Evil of All Roots" – 5:02
4. "Bridge 2 – London" (traditional; arranged by Janette Mason) – 0:30
5. "SiSi" – 5:17
6. "Red Alert" – 6:22
7. "Bridge 1 – Westminster" (traditional; arranged by Janette Mason) – 0:49
8. "The Yearning" – 8:25
9. "Altered Reality" – 3:41
10. "I See Seven" – 5:33

Personnel

• Janette Mason – piano and synthesiser
• Jack Pollitt – drums
• Tom Mason – acoustic and electric bass

Notes and References

1. News: 9 December 2019 . Janette Mason (album Red Alert out on vinyl, and touring) . London Jazz News . 13 April 2021.
2. Web site: 2018 . Red Alert by Janette Mason . 13 April 2021 . Bandcamp.
3. News: Jazz album of the month: Also out this month . Fordham, John . John Fordham (jazz critic) . The Guardian. 3 April 2021. 16 March 2018.