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Beat Kennel is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet recorded in Milan in 1987 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states “ROVA perfectly balances advanced arranged sections with dynamic individual and group improvising on this consistently stimulating set … The results reward repeated listenings by open-minded avant-garde collectors”.[3]

Track listing

  1. “El Amor en los Tiempos de la Finca” (Andrew Voigt) – 7:50
  2. “The Aggregate” (Jon Raskin) – 10:05
  3. “Sportspeak” (Voigt, Raskin, Larry Ochs, Bruce Ackley) – 5:07
  4. “Composition 37” (Anthony Braxton) – 5:39
  5. “What Was Lost Regained” (Raskin) – 10:53

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Black Saint Records main series discography accessed January 31, 2017
  2. ^ Rova Discography: Beat Kennel accessed January 31, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. ROVA – Beat Kennel: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1242. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.