| Medicine Wheel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Palmetto | |||
| Ben Allison chronology | ||||
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Medicine Wheel is an album by bassist Ben Allison[1] that was released by Palmetto in 1998.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |  [3] |
| AllMusic |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
All About Jazz called the album a "watershed moment in end of the century East Coast jazz."[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Ben Allison.
- Spy
- Mousetrap
- Buzz
- Apostles of the Ugly
- Blabbermouth
- Spy (detail)
- Quirky Dungeon
- Tiny C
Personnel
- Ben Allison – bass
- Ron Horton – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Michael Blake – saxophone
- Ted Nash – saxophone, flute
- Frank Kimbrough – piano, prepared piano
- Tomas Ulrich – cello
- Jeff Ballard – drums
References
- "Bass Men Step Out Front with Summer Sets". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 18, 1998.
- "Jazz Notes". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 25, 2006.
- "Ben Allison: Medicine Wheel Album Review". All About Jazz.
- "Medicine Wheel - Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel". AllMusic.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 132.
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.