Sonny II

Sonny II
Studio album by Noël Akchoté
Released October 5, 2004
Recorded May 23, June 31 and July 3, 2003
Chris Janka, Vienna
Genre Improvised music, jazz
Length 54:42
Label Winter & Winter 910 108
Producer Noël Akchoté
Noël Akchoté chronology
Cabaret Modern
(2004)		 Sonny II
(2004)		 Der Kastanienball
(2005)

Sonny II is a solo album by guitarist Noël Akchoté featuring tracks composed performed or inspired by Sonny Sharrock which was recorded in 2003 and released on the Winter & Winter label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
All About Jazz[4]

In his review for Allmusic, Alex Henderson said "Akchoté's guitar playing is free-spirited but relatively accessible -- certainly by avant-garde jazz standards -- and he speaks a language that is primarily a jazz language but incorporates elements of blues, rock, folk and Latin music" and observed that the album "won't go down in history as a five-star masterpiece, but it's a thoughtful, enjoyably sincere way for Akchoté to acknowledge Sharrock's legacy".[3] All About Jazz said "Sonny II is thoroughly flawed, to the extent it's disjointed and underdeveloped, and to some that might be reason enough for disqualification, but I don't think Noël Akchoté—or Sonny Sharrock—would have it any other way. To be sure, Akchoté doesn't pack the same raw, visceral punch that Sharrock did. But his roots are clear, his debts are paid, and this record is proof".[4] JazzTimes reviewer, Aaron Steinberg, observed "The obtuse French-born guitarist doesn't attempt to replicate Sharrock's fearsome sound. This personal, almost diaristic recording instead considers Sharrock the composer refracted through the guitarist's imagination."[5]


Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Sharrock except as indicated

  1. "Blind Willie" - 1:40
  2. "Sonny" (Noël Akchoté) - 3:20
  3. "Melvins" (Daniel Humair) - 2:45
  4. "Gary's Step" - 4:32
  5. "Peanut" - 2:04
  6. "She's Only Fourteen" - 1:17
  7. "Number One Free" (Akchoté) - 1:43
  8. "Marpassa Dawn" - 1:12
  9. "There Is a Mountain" (Donovan Leitch) - 2:53
  10. "Joe" (Akchoté) - 4:27
  11. "Dance With Me Montana" - 3:33
  12. "Soon" (Linda Sharrock) - 0:52
  13. "Dick Dogs" - 1:26
  14. "Portrait of Lynda in Three Colors, All Black" - 2:46
  15. "Black Woman" - 1:31
  16. "Terry" (Akchoté) - 3:47
  17. "Bialero" (Traditional) - 1:47
  18. "Young and Foolish" (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt) - 4:40
  19. "Long Tale" (Akchoté) - 8:01

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Winter & Winter discography, accessed November 27, 2014
  2. ↑ Noël Akchoté discography, accessed December 17, 2014
  3. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. Noël Akchoté – Sonny II > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 AAJ Staff, All About Jazz Review, October 10, 2004
  5. ↑ Steinberg, A., Sonny II Review, JazzTimes, May 2005
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