Release type
ALBUM
Pariah's Pariah
Product information
From $6.93
1999
7 Tracks
01:05:59
Release options
1998 Winter & Winter
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Despite a strong critical reputation and high-profile work with Jack DeJohnette and Pat Metheney, Gary Thomas somehow got left out when '80s M-Base contemporaries Cassandra Wilson, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, and Geri Allen found some sort of limelight. German producer Steven Winter has by far been the most consistent documenter of the tenor saxophonist's brawny playing and writing and Pariah's Pariah finds Thomas working in a no-nonsense post-bop quartet with Osby as his front-line foil. The nice harmonies on the extended melody of "Who's in Control?" are an early sign of how well Thomas and Osby complement each other. But the loping, quasi-blues groove of "Only Hearsay" really sets the compositional tone, with both saxes playing off Michael Formanek's bass counterpoint lines. The title track (with Thomas on flute) and "Zero Tolerance" are constructed along the same principles, while "Vanishing Time" is built over Formanek's near-Scottish-reel strummed chordal anchor. Between the bassist's knotty clusters of notes and drummer John Arnold's choppy flurries, the rhythm section isn't serving up fluid swing variations. Arnold is busy to the point of clutter -- pushing, prodding, and keeping things moving -- but he doesn't cross the line and become overbearing. Veteran players like Thomas and Osby have no problem working with the rhythmic ebb and flow, negotiating the cross-currents and eddies so each solo becomes an unfolding journey. "Is Everything Relative?" is the only piece where Osby and Thomas engage each other instead of playing the heads together and making separate solo statements. But fans of either saxophonist won't be close to disappointed with Pariah's Pariah, which maintains a consistently high level of musical quality from start to finish.
1. Who's in Control
by Gary Thomas
- Primary Artist
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Gary Thomas
Greg Osby
John Arnold
Michael Formanek - Composer
- Gary Thomas
2. Only Hearsay
by Gary Thomas
- Primary Artist
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Gary Thomas
Greg Osby
John Arnold
Michael Formanek - Composer
- Gary Thomas
3. Pariah's Pariah
by Gary Thomas
- Primary Artist
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Gary Thomas
Greg Osby
John Arnold
Michael Formanek - Composer
- Gary Thomas
4. Zero Tolerance
by Gary Thomas
- Primary Artist
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Gary Thomas
Greg Osby
John Arnold
Michael Formanek - Composer
- Gary Thomas
5. Vanishing Time
by Gary Thomas
- Primary Artist
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Gary Thomas
Greg Osby
John Arnold
Michael Formanek - Composer
- Gary Thomas
6. For Those Who Still Hear the..
by Gary Thomas
- Primary Artist
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Gary Thomas
Greg Osby
John Arnold
Michael Formanek - Composer
- Gary Thomas
7. Is Everything Relative?
by Gary Thomas
- Primary Artist
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Gary Thomas
Greg Osby
John Arnold
Michael Formanek - Composer
- Gary Thomas
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 7 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 1 hour, 5 minutes and 59 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 800x800 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Post Bop, Jazz-Funk, Jazz, Classical, Avant-Garde
- Label
- Music Distribution Service
- Kontor Records GmbH
- Country
Germany- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Feb 8, 1999
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 25091003327
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