- free jazz, jazz, post-bop
- 66 min
- 8 tracks
- Atavistic
Target or Flag is an album by the American jazz reedist Ken Vandermark, recorded in 1997 and released on Atavistic. It was the second recording of the Vandermark 5, which includes Mars Williams on reeds, Jeb Bishop on trombone and guitar, Kent Kessler on bass and Tim Mulvenna on drums.
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Spare, grave, contemporary and cool.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- 1Sucker Punch [For Phelps (Catfish) Collins]7:14
- 2Attempted, not Known [For Derek Bailey And George Lewis]11:19
- 3The Start of Something [For Ellen Major]8:07
- 4Super Opaque [For Cecil Taylor]8:55
- 5Last Call [For Eddie Hazel]7:58
- 6New Luggage [For Shelly Manne]6:31
- 78K [For Peter Brotzmann]6:41
- 8Fever Dream [For Dan Grzeca]8:45
8 tracks, 66 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Vandermark 5
- Label
- Atavistic
- Released
- 1998
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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