Whatever (Danny Thompson album)

Whatever
Whatever
Studio album by Danny Thompson
Released	1987
Studio	Magritte Studios, Middlesex, UK
Genre	Folk jazz
Label	Rykomusic
Producer	Dan Priest; Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[2]

Whatever is the debut solo album by the English double bassist Danny Thompson. It was released by Rykomusic in 1987.

Reception[]

AllMusic awarded the album with 3.5 stars and its review by Steve Leggett states: "Highlights include the atmospheric "Till Minnie Av Jan", the very Pentangle-like "Swedish Dance," and "Lament for Alex".^[1] The Penguin Guide awarded the album with 4 stars and its review describes the album as: "One of the most intriguing group debuts in British music of the 1980s".^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Danny Thompson, Tony Roberts and Bernie Holland except where noted.

"Idle Monday" – 4:08
"Till Minnie Av Jan" – 4:50
"Yucateca" – 5:14
"Lovely Joan" (Traditional) – 6:34
"Swedish Dance" (Traditional) – 5:44
"Lament for Alex" (for Alex Campbell) – 4:42
"Crusader" – 5:26
"Minor Escapade" – 5:13

Musicians[]

Danny Thompson: double bass
Tony Roberts: tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, Northumbrian pipes, clarinet, flute, sopranina, whistle
Bernie Holland: guitars, B-H tone harp

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Leggett, Steve Allmusic Review: Whatever accessed 22 June 2019
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).

External links[]

Danny-Thompson-Whatever at Discogs

[Allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Leggett, Steve Allmusic Review: Whatever accessed 22 June 2019

[Penguin-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).

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