Abstract (album)

Abstract
Studio album by Joe Harriott
Released	1962
Recorded	November 22, 1961 and May 10, 1962 London, England
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:16
Label	Capitol ST 10351
Joe Harriott chronology
Free Form (1960) Abstract (1962) Movement (1963)

Abstract is the third album by Jamaican saxophonist Joe Harriott recorded in England in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Capitol label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Thom Jurek, he states "Abstract is wonderful; it shows that the Brits were taking the new jazz of the early '60s and placing a spin on it because they had a few players like Joe Harriott. Here is a musician deserving of a wide reappraisal. Let's hope he gets it".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Harriott

1. "Subject" - 5:58
2. "Shadows" - 5:44
3. "Oleo" - 7:06
4. "Modal" - 4:44
5. "Tonal" - 5:08
6. "Pictures" - 5:06
7. "Idioms" - 6:26
8. "Compound" - 5:04

• Recorded in London, England on November 22, 1961 (tracks 5-8) and May 10, 1962 (tracks 1-4)

Personnel

• Joe Harriott - alto saxophone
• Shake Keane - trumpet
• Pat Smythe - piano
• Coleridge Goode - bass
• Bobby Orr (tracks 1-4), Phil Seamen (tracks 5-8) - drums
• Frank Holder - bongos (tracks 5 & 8)

References

1. Discogs album entry accessed November 13, 2012
2. Down Beat: November 21, 1963 vol. 30, no. 30
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2012