The Fields (album) explained

The Fields
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Glenn Spearman
Cover:	The_Fields_Spearman_cover.jpeg
Released:	1996
Recorded:	November 15–16, 1994
Studio:	Bay Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	76:31
Label:	Black Saint
Producer:	Don Paul, Larry Ochs
Chronology:	Glenn Spearman
Prev Title:	Smokehouse
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Surya: Stretching the Edge
Next Year:	1996

The Fields is the third album by the American jazz saxophonist Glenn Spearman Double Trio, recorded in 1994 and released on the Italian Black Saint label.^[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "[t]he supporting cast is strong and supportive, though very often the band seem to be playing set charts while the two horns duel in the foreground."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Spearman except where noted

1. "Melts" (Ochs) – 15:11
2. "Fields Before the Ram" – 12:39
3. "Hot" – 3:39
4. "Stepping Out" – 9:39
5. "Extrapolation of the Inevitable" – 8:59
6. "Just There" (Ochs) – 5:13
7. "Sound Section" – 21:11

Personnel

• Glenn Spearman – tenor sax
• Larry Ochs – tenor sax, sopranino sax
• William Winant – drums, tympani
• Donald Robinson – drums
• Chris Brown – piano
• Lisle Ellis – double bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.bb10k.com/SPEARMAN.disc.html Glenn Spearman discography by Rick Lopez
2. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2002. Penguin. London. 0140515216. 1371.