''Transparency'' is the debut album by trumpeter

Herb Robertson Clarence "Herb" Robertson (born February 21, 1951) is a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was born in New Jersey and attended the Berklee School of Music. He has recorded solo albums and has worked as a sideman for Tim Berne, Anthony Davi ...

recorded in 1985 and released on the JMT label.Bill Frisell Discography 1985
accessed September 26, 2014

Reception

The

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review by Glenn Astarita states, "this is a significant outing by a trumpeter who has influenced many yet has evaded widespread recognition over the years. Recommended".Astarita, G.
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

''All compositions by Herb Robertson'' # "Prolog" - 0:45 # "Floatasia" - 8:24 # "Flocculus" - 9:18 # "Transparency" - 2:45 # "They Don't Know About Me Yet" - 5:05 # "Enigmatic Suite: Part 1 - Synergy, Part 2 - Overcast" - 6:15 # "Part 3 - A Little Ditty" - 11:38 # "Epilog" - 1:06

Personnel

- cornet,

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

, flugelhorn *

Tim Berne Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones. Biography Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said that ...

- alto saxophone *

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

*Lindsey Horner - bass *

Joey Baron Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. Music career Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...

- drums,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

References

{{Authority control 1985 albums Herb Robertson albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums