Swingrass '83

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Swingrass '83 was a jazz and folk music ensemble which recorded one eponymous album for Antilles Records.[1]

Members Andy Statman, Richard Greene, Marty Krystall, Peter Ivers, Fred Tackett, Peter Erskine and Buell Neidlinger crafted the album in studio but with no overdubbing.[1]

The album consists of renditions of three songs apiece by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, plus a couple of group originals.[2]

Not yet issued on CD, the album was originally issued in 1983 and reissued in 1990 on Mango Records.[2]

Receptions

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Robert Christgau A–[3]

The groups one album has been well received by music critics. Scott Yanow said that the "unusual mixture of players" delived "a memorable set".[citation needed] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called the album the "left-field instrumental of the year".[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frets Magazine 1985
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Allmusic review
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Christgau, Robert (January 24, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 29, 2013. 
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