David Friesen
Amber Skies (LP)
LabelPalo Alto JazzGenreJazz & Improvisation
Out of stock
Tracked express shipping from Italy, no customs or import VAT in the EU. Shipping costs
condition (record/cover): NM / NM
Obi included.
A bass player from Portland assembles the guest list of his life and somehow makes a coherent record out of it. David Friesen cut Amber Skies at the Mad Hatter in Los Angeles across two sessions in 1983 with Chick Corea on piano, Joe Henderson on tenor, Paul Horn on flute, Paul Motian on drums and Airto Moreira on percussion. The title track rides a fast bass ostinato into a modal groove with Henderson blowing hard over the top; "Blue In Green" becomes a flute feature of real delicacy; "Underlying" is a trio piece with an unmistakably Ornette-shaped melody. Friesen's own tone is huge and woody and he never once gets out of the way of his guests.
Japanese pressing on Palo Alto Jazz, manufactured by Victor. Superb pressing quality and a considerably better record than its obscurity suggests.
Release notes
Recorded January and April 1983 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA © ℗ 1984 Palo Alto Jazz Records & Tapes Made by Victor Musical Industries, Inc. Made in Japan ¥2,500 Includes Japanese liner notes.
| A1 | Amber Skies | ||
| A2 | Blue And Green | ||
| A3 | Underlying | ||
| B1 | Jenelle Number Four | ||
| B2 | In The Place Of Calling | ||
| B3 | Sitka In The Woods | ||
| B4 | Voices |
- Herb Wong
- Art Direction, Liner Notes
- David Friesen
- Bass, Composed By (A1, A3 to B4)
- Bill Evans
- Composed By (A2)
- Miles Davis
- Composed By (A2)
- Paul Patterson
- Composed By (B1)
- Zand Gee
- Design
- Paul Motian
- Drums
- Bernie Kirsch
- Engineer
- Herb Wong
- Executive Producer
- Paul Horn
- Flute
- George Horn
- Mastered By
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion
- David Cavagnaro
- Photography [Cover]
- Chick Corea
- Piano
- Lee Townsend
- Producer
- Joe Henderson
- Tenor Saxophone
