Around 6
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Around 6 is an album by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler
recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.
awarded the album 4 stars stating "the sextet performs six Wheeler originals that combine together advanced swinging with fairly free explorations. Stimulating music.".
Kenny Wheeler
Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s....
recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott YanowScott Yanow
Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...
awarded the album 4 stars stating "the sextet performs six Wheeler originals that combine together advanced swinging with fairly free explorations. Stimulating music.".
Track listing
- All compositions by Kenny Wheeler
- "Mai We Go Round" - 10:32
- "Solo One" - 3:33
- "May Ride" - 7:27
- "Follow Down" - 11:38
- "Riverrun" - 7:36
- "Lost Woltz" - 5:23
- Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in July 1979
Personnel
- Kenny WheelerKenny WheelerKenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s....
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