Artist: Hugh Ragin Collective
Album: Back to Saturn (Dedicated to the Memory of Sun Ra)
Genre: Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Label: Black Saint
Released: 2000
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Blue Honda a la Truck (Sabatella) - 9:19
- Fanfare and Fiesta (Ragin) - 6:45
- Bud-like (Sabatella) - 4:06
- Song for the Old Country (Pullen) - 8:15
- Pictures (Ragin) - 11:41
- Hugh's Blues (Ragin) - 7:24
- Goblin Market (Sabatella) - 8:16
- Back to Saturn (Turkman) - 9:44
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- Personnel:
- Hugh Ragin - trumpet
- Greg Carroll - vibes, percussion
- Marc Sabatella - piano
- Erik Turkman - acoustic bass
- Scott Gordan - drums
Although this CD is dedicated to Sun Ra, only the closing "Back to Saturn" is reminiscent of Ra's outer-space music. However, trumpeter Hugh Ragin's CD does progress logically from the boppish "Blue Honda a la Truck," the grooving "Fanfare and Fiesta," and "Bud-Like" to increasingly freer music before the spacy closer. Ragin, an underrated trumpeter with a wide range, is usually the lead voice on this set, being joined by vibraphonist Greg Carroll, pianist Marc Sabatella, bassist Erik Turkman, and drummer Scott Gordan. Virtually every Hugh Ragin recording is well-worth exploring, and this one is no exception.
Review by Scott Yanow