Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) explained
| Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Django Bates |
| Cover: | Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze).jpg |
| Released: | 1995 |
| Recorded: | 1–9 February 1995 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 66:40 |
| Label: | JMT
JMT 514 023 |
| Producer: | Stefan F. Winter |
| Chronology: | Django Bates |
| Prev Title: | Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots) |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Good Evening... Here is the News |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) is an album led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader Django Bates which was recorded in 1995 and released on the JMT label.[1]
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2] On AllAboutJazz Chris May stated "The unfettered idiosyncrasy of the album—overflowing with new ideas and previously uncharted vistas—sums up much, and the parts themselves continue to make for enthralling listening".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Django Bates
- "You Can't Have Everything" – 7:46
- "The Loneliness of Being Right" – 7:00
- "...and a Golden Pear" – 8:11
- "New York, New York" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 4:56
- "Early Bloomer" – 2:13
- "X = Thingys X 3 ÷ MF" – 4:33
- "Fox Across the Road" – 12:01
- "Powder Room Collapse" – 6:10
- "Kookaburra Laughed" – 6:32
- "You Can't Have Everything (Reprise)" – 7:11
Personnel
- Django Bates – piano, keyboards
- Eddie Parker – flute, bass flute
- Iain Ballamy – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Steve Buckley – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tin whistle
- Mark Lockheart – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Barak Schmool – tenor saxophone, piccolo
- Julian Argüelles – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Sid Gauld, Chris Batchelor – trumpet
- David Laurence – French horn
- Roland Bates – trombone
- Richard Henry – bass trombone
- Sarah Waterhouse – tuba
- Mike Mondesir – electric bass
- Stuart Hall – guitar, violin, banjo
- Martin France – drums, percussion
- Christine Tobin – vocals
Notes and References
- Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed 10 December 2014
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/winter-truce-and-homes-blaze-mw0000083288 Allmusic listing
- May, C., AllAboutJazz Review, 30 October 2005
