Summit Conference | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Reggie Workman |
Cover: | Reggie_Workman_Summit_Conference.jpg |
Released: | 1994 |
Recorded: | December 5 & 6, 1993 |
Studio: | Kampo Audio, New York |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 56:46 |
Label: | Postcards Records POST1003 |
Chronology: | Reggie Workman |
Prev Title: | Altered Spaces |
Prev Year: | 1993 |
Next Title: | Cerebral Caverns |
Next Year: | 1995 |
Summit Conference is an album by bassist/composer Reggie Workman. It was recorded on December 5 & 6, 1993 in New York City, and was released by Postcards Records in 1994. On the album, Workman is joined by multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers, trombonist Julian Priester, pianist Andrew Hill, and drummer Pheeroan akLaff.
Regarding the title of the album, Workman wrote: "we have recorded a unique CD which has the musical mark of my personal experience and direction but in no way stifles or compromises the wonderful musical resources assembled. It is a true summit conference."[1]
A reviewer for DownBeat magazine awarded the album 4.5 stars and stated: "the virtuoso veterans on Summit Conference create highly structured, tightly focused improvisations that sound ripe, rich, and fully mature--neither fresh nor stale..."
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, and called Summit Conference and Cerebral Caverns "cracking records made by top-flight players," commenting: "the Summit Conference group has a wish-list quality and delivers from the very start."
Writing for AllMusic, David R. Adler awarded the album 4.5 stars, calling it "inspired," and remarked: "By the usual standards of these highly adventurous players, the record is relatively accessible, but it does makes for challenging listening."