Soundtrack to Human Motion explained

Soundtrack to Human Motion
Type:Album
Artist:Jason Moran
Cover:Soundtrack to Human Motion.jpg
Released:1999
Recorded:August 29 & 30, 1998
Studio:Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre:Jazz
Length:52:43
Label:Blue Note
Producer:Greg Osby for Oztone Productions
Chronology:Jason Moran
Next Title:Facing Left
Next Year:2000

Soundtrack to Human Motion is the debut album by American pianist and composer Jason Moran, recorded in 1998 and released on the Blue Note label the following year.[1] [2]

Reception

The AllMusic retrospective review by Heather Phares called it an "impressive first album", stating: "Jazz pianist/composer Jason Moran's debut, Soundtrack to Human Motion, approaches his music with an abstract, impressionistic outlook".

All About Jazz reviewer David Adler said, "Can we all just agree that this is the debut of the year, if not the record of the year? Jazz has seen its share of excellent young players, but 24-year-old pianist Jason Moran really raises the bar with his superb Soundtrack to Human Motion... Watch this man closely and see what develops".[3]

In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote that "Moran has plenty of pianistic ideas, and repeated listens reveal how he is moving into his own way of dealing... This is good music that can only get better if Moran stays his course".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jason Moran except where noted

  1. "Gangsterism on Canvas" – 4:37
  2. "Snake Stance" – 4:41
  3. "Le Tombeau de Couperin / States of Art" (Maurice Ravel, Jason Moran) – 5:23
  4. "Still Moving" – 5:56
  5. "JAMO Meets SAMO" – 5:35
  6. "Kinesics" – 3:04
  7. "Aquanaut" – 6:22
  8. "Retrograde" – 6:25
  9. "Release from Suffering" – 5:15
  10. "Root Progression" – 5:22

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bluenote.com/artists/jason-moran/soundtrack-to-human-motion Blue Note: album details
  2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/jason-moran/catalog/#blue-note-7243-4-97431-2-0 Jazzdisco: Jason Moran catalog
  3. Web site: Jason Moran: Soundtrack to Human Motion . Musical reviews . David . Adler . . June 7, 2018 .
  4. Baker, D. JazzTimes Review accessed June 7, 2018