Yam Yam (album) explained

Yam Yam
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mark Turner
Cover:	Yam Yam Mark Turner .jpeg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	December 12, 1994, PRM Studio, New York, NY
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Criss Cross
Producer:	Gerry Teekens
Chronology:	Mark Turner
Next Title:	The Music of Mercedes Rossy
Next Year:	1998

Yam Yam is an album by the Mark Turner Quintet released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1995.^[1] It was Turner's debut recording as a leader.^[2] It was re-issued as a double LP in 2022.

Track listing

All compositions by Mark Turner except as indicated.

1. "Tune Number One" – 9:00
2. "Cubism" (Kurt Rosenwinkel) – 7:16
3. "Yam Yam I" – 10:47
4. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 6:10
5. "Isolation" – 7:07
6. "Subtle Tragedy" (Brad Mehldau) – 9:59
7. "Zürich" – 7:49
8. "Blues" – 5:58
9. "Yam Yam II" – 7:20

Personnel

• Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
• Larry Grenadier – double bass
• Jorge Rossy – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yam Yam. CrissCrossJazz. 26 May 2014.
2. Ansell . Derek . 22 July 2022 . Mark Turner: Yam Yam . . 24 July 2022.