''Companions'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter
Raphe Malik, which was recorded live at the 1998
Vision Festival during a
Jimmy Lyons tribute and released on the
Eremite label. Malik leads a quartet with the members of the Trio Hurricane: tenor saxophonist
Glenn Spearman, bassist
William Parker and drummer
Paul Murphy.
[''Companions''](_blank)
at Eremite
Reception
In his review for
AllMusic
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, Steve Loewy states "The trumpeter boasts a distinct style, a rough-edged, fat sound, coupled with a concept that absorbs the innovations of
Don Cherry and
Bobby Bradford
Bobby Lee Bradford (born July 19, 1934) is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, and composer. In addition to his solo work, Bradford is noted for his work with John Carter, Vinny Golia and Ornette Coleman. In October 2009, Brad ...
, yet retains its own originality. When joined with his musical blood brother, the late Glenn Spearman, the trumpeter creates harmonies that open the heavens."
''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
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'' says about Spearman "He looks desperately ill on the cover but is still in fierily good voice, burning through an impassioned if slightly shapeless solo on the opening 'Lyons Jump'."
The
All About Jazz
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review by Kurt Gottschalk notes "the real star here is the leader. Malik's playing is crystalline and uplifting. For 40 minutes, they create a celebration, a fast-pitched rollick of uplifting music."
[Gottschalk, Kur]
''Companions'' review
at All About Jazz
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Track listing
:''All compositions by Raphe Malik''
# "Lyon's Jump" – 13:24
# "Emblematic" – 10:38
# "Health Food" – 9:53
# "Bend" – 7:19
Personnel
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Raphe Malik –
trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...
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Paul Murphy - trap
drums
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
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William Parker –
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
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Glenn Spearman –
tenor sax
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...
References
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2002 live albums
Raphe Malik live albums
Eremite Records live albums
Albums recorded at the Vision Festival