Angle (album)

Angle
Studio album by Howard Riley
Released	1969
Recorded	December 3, 1968 January 2, 1969 London
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:10
Label	CBS
Producer	David Howells
Howard Riley chronology
Discussions (1968) Angle (1969) The Day Will Come (1970)

Angle is an album by English jazz pianist Howard Riley, which was released on CBS in 1969 as part of their Realm Jazz Series, and reissued on CD by Columbia in 1999. It features his working trio of that period, with bassist Barry Guy and drummer Alan Jackson. The fully notated "Three Fragments" is a flute-piano duet with Barbara Thompson.^[1]

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Riley is the only credited composer on the album, which perhaps accounts for its thoughful and rather reserved character."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Howard Riley

1. "Exit" – 5:00
2. "Gormenghast" – 7:02
3. "S&S" – 2:15
4. "Fragment" – 7:40
5. "Angle" – 7:10
6. "Aftermath" – 2:30
7. "Three Fragments" – 2:51
8. "Gill" – 5:42

Personnel

• Howard Riley – piano
• Barry Guy – bass
• Alan Jackson – drums
• Barbara Thompson – flute on 7

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