Don't Explain (Joel Frahm album)

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Don't Explain
Studio album by
Joel Frahm
RecordedDecember 2001
GenreJazz
LabelPalmetto

Don't Explain is an album by jazz saxophonist Joel Frahm.

Background[]

Frahm and pianist Brad Mehldau had been friends since the age of 15.[1]

Music and recording[]

The album was recorded in December 2001.[2] The material consists of "six jazz standards, one familiar Ornette Coleman fixture, one memorable pop classic, and one original composition."[3] "Mehldau, who functions as the entire rhythm section, alternates between being an accompanist, a soloist, and an equal part of the ensembles."[1]

Reception[]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the overall result as "a very beautiful but slightly soporific album."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Don't Explain"
  2. "Get Happy"
  3. "Oleo"
  4. "Round Midnight"
  5. "Mother Nature's Son"
  6. "East of the Sun"
  7. "Turnaround"
  8. "Away from Home"
  9. "Smile"
  10. "Round Midnight"

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Yanow, Scott "Joel Frahm – Don't Explain". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. ^ Santella, Jim (January 13, 2004) "Joel Frahm: Don't Explain". AllAboutJazz.
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