''Red Alert'' is the fourth album by British jazz pianist

Janette Mason Janette Mason is a British jazz pianist, arranger, composer and record producer. Three of her albums have received four-starred reviews in ''The Guardian'' and her second album, ''Alien Left Hand'', was nominated for the Parliamentary Jazz Awards ...

. It is the first of her albums to be released on vinyl as well as in digital format and as a CD. Dot Time Records issued the CD (and accompanying digital release) in 2017 and the vinyl recording in March 2018.

Reception

Reviewing the album for ''

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'', John Fordham said: "With album ''Red Alert'', London pianist Janette Mason’s trio – fuelled by energies from

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and plenty more – uncork a typically eclectic, skilful and audience-friendly brew."

Track listing

All tracks written by

, except where noted. # "Pent Up" – 5:51 # "Skating on Thin Ice" – 6:34 # "Evil of All Roots" – 5:02 # "Bridge 2 – London" (traditional; arranged by Janette Mason) – 0:30 # "SiSi" – 5:17 # "Red Alert" – 6:22 # "Bridge 1 – Westminster" (traditional; arranged by Janette Mason) – 0:49 # "The Yearning" – 8:25 # "Altered Reality" – 3:41 # "I See Seven" – 5:33

Personnel

*Janette Mason – piano and synthesiser *Jack Pollitt – drums *Tom Mason – acoustic and electric bass

References

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