Brewster's Rooster

Brewster's Rooster
Studio album by John Surman
Released	2009
Recorded	September 2007
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, post-bop
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
The Spaces in Between (2006) Brewster's Rooster (2009) Saltash Bells (2012)

Brewster's Rooster is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with guitarist John Abercrombie, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and bassist Drew Gress recorded in 2007 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Brewster's Rooster is another high point in Surman's career. This studio band is as sympathetic as his working road unit, and his willingness to place the tradition in the context of his more contemporary, sometimes ambiguous harmonic explorations reveals the roots, shoots, and branches of his art and discipline".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by John Surman except as indicated

1. "Slanted Sky" (John Warren) - 6:33
2. "Hilltop Dancer" - 7:26
3. "No Finesse" - 6:51
4. "Kickback" - 7:24
5. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:48
6. "Haywain" - 6:18
7. "Counter Measures" - 10:43
8. "Brewster's Rooster" - 6:36
9. "Going for a Burton" - 6:47

• Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City in September 2007.

Personnel[]

• John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Drew Gress – double bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

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