Valve No. 10 | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Billy Bang Quartet |
Cover: | Valve No 10.jpg |
Released: | 1988 |
Recorded: | March 8 & 9, 1988 |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 47:34 |
Label: | Soul Note |
Producer: | Giovanni Bonandrini |
Chronology: | Billy Bang |
Prev Title: | Live at Carlos 1 |
Prev Year: | 1986 |
Next Title: | A Tribute to Stuff Smith |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Valve No. 10 is an album by the American jazz violinist Billy Bang recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Bang combines a strong technique with a primitive sound and it may take listeners a little while to get used to his tone".[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full 4 stars, calling it "a high point" and "Bang's most convincing performance since Rainbow Gladiator.
Critic Tom Hull assigned the album a rating of "A−", commenting: "Sirone sounds big on bass. Frank Lowe sounds restrained, like he's working inside the tradition rather than trying to knock it down -- one of his tastiest performances. Dennis Charles is as steady as ever."
Robert Spencer of All About Jazz described the album as "an intensely-felt, sharply-played recording," and remarked: "Lowe is masterful, adding fire that is never overstated; he manages to remain within bounds that might be considered conventionally melodic while venturing far and wide harmonically."[3]
All compositions by Billy Bang except as indicated