Movement

by The Joe Harriott Quintet

Movement cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 41:54
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Pat Smythe, Bobby Orr, Coleridge Goode, Shake Keane, Joe Harriott

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Representing a radical breakthrough in the British jazz scene, this quintet pioneers a concept referred to as 'free form' improvisation independently of concurrent American developments. While completely abandoning preset chord changes in specific sections, the group retains a strong sense of internal logic and rhythmic propulsion. 'Movement' is a vital early cornerstone of European avant-garde music, blending bop aesthetics with abstract tonal painting.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, avant-garde, experimental, saxophone, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Morning Blue (4:43)
  2. Beams (5:18)
  3. Count Twelve (3:41)
  4. Face In The Crowd (5:17)
  5. Revival (3:13)
  6. Blues On Blues (4:55)
  7. Spaces (6:30)
  8. Spiritual Blues (3:42)
  9. Movement (4:30)

Credits

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