Open Ideas

Open Ideas
Studio album by Trio 3
Released	2002
Recorded	October 22 & 23, 2001
Studio	Maggie's Farm, Pipersville, Pennsylvania
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:35
Label	Palmetto
Producer	Matt Balitsaris
Oliver Lake chronology
Have Yourself A Merry (2001) Open Ideas (2002) Cloth (2003)

Open Ideas is an album by Trio 3, a jazz group consisting of saxophonist Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille. It was recorded in 2001 and released on the Palmetto label.^[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Jonathan Widran states that "Not every tune has a strong focus, as the title track almost seems like an avant-garde experiment searching for a slight melody halfway through."^[3]

Track listing[]

1. "Casino" (Andrew Cyrille) – 6:28
2. "Hooray for Herbie" (Mal Waldron) – 6:27
3. "Open Ideas" (Cyrille, Lake, Workman) – 5:46
4. "Y2 Chaos" (Reggie Workman) – 5:24
5. "Prophet's Path" (Reggie Workman) – 8:14
6. "Valley Sketch" (Oliver Lake) – 3:50
7. "Willow Song" (Reggie Workman) – 4:24
8. "5-4-3-2" (Andrew Cyrille) – 6:05
9. "Dance 2" (Oliver Lake) – 3:57

Source:^[3]

Personnel[]

• Oliver Lake – saxophone
• Reggie Workman – bass
• Andrew Cyrille – drums

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