Little Motor People

Little Motor People
Studio album by Hank Roberts
Released	1993
Recorded	December 1992 Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:08
Label	JMT JMT 514 005
Producer	Stefan F. Winter
Hank Roberts chronology
For Three Strings and Orchestra (1992) Little Motor People (1993) 22 Years from Now (1997)

Little Motor People is the third album led by cellist Hank Roberts which was recorded in late 1992 and released on the JMT label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
LA Times	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.^[3] The LA Times' Bill Kohlhaase noted "the highlight here is Roberts' five-part suite "Saturday/Sunday" with its acoustic sensibilities and smart interplay between Roberts, pianist Django Bates and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan. Moving easily between jazz rhythms, tribal beats and classically influenced passages, the piece marks Roberts as a composer willing to overlook the usual boundaries between jazz and progressive music".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Roberts except as indicated

1. " Saturday/Sunday" - 18:58
2. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen Yip Harburg) - 4:30
3. "Only Minutes Left" - 4:47
4. "My Favourite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:19
5. "Little Motor People" - 10:07
6. "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker) - 3:04
7. "Black as a Sunny Day" (Django Bates, Hank Roberts) - 2:33
8. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 5:29
9. "30's Picnic" - 8:40

Personnel

• Hank Roberts - cello, vocals, jazz-a-phone fiddle
• Django Bates - piano, synthesizer, tenor horn
• Arto Tunçboyacıyan - percussion, vocals

References

1. Hank Roberts discography, accessed November 14, 2014
2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed November 14, 2014
3. Allmusic listing accessed November 14, 2014
4. Kohnlhaase, B., LA Times Review, December 1, 1993