The Jaz Life

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The Jaz Life
The Jaz Life.jpg
Studio album by
Malachi Thompson
Released1992
RecordedJune 30, 1991
StudioP.S. Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois
GenreJazz
Length48:33
LabelDelmark
DD-453
ProducerRobert G. Koester
Malachi Thompson chronology
Spirit
(1983) 		The Jaz Life
(1992) 		Lift Every Voice
(1993)

The Jaz Life is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded in 1991 and released by the Delmark label the following year.[1][2][3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[5]

Allmusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated "these six compositions are not only life-affirming, but acknowledgments to such important icons as John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, and some of their important sidemen, who have inspired Thompson during his struggle with a rare lymphomatic cancer ... Thompson really hits the note consistently with this band of modern mainstream jazz masters performing at their best. Recommended".[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Malachi Thompson except where noted

  1. "In Walked John" – 7:08
  2. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:23
  3. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 7:27
  4. "Mystic Trumpet Man" – 5:49
  5. "Croquet Ballet" (Billy Harper) – 6:39
  6. "Lucky Seven" – 12:07

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
  2. ^ Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Carter Jefferson discography accessed October 14, 2019
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Nastos, Michael G.. Malachi Thompson: The Jaz Life – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1399. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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