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Namesake (album)

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Namesake
Studio album by
Dennis González New Dallas Sextet
Released1987
RecordedFebruary 13, 1987
StudioOmega Audio, Dallas, TX
GenreJazz
Length57:50
LabelSilkheart SHLP 106
ProducerDennis González
Dennis González chronology
Stefan
(1987)
Namesake
(1987)
Catechism
(1987)

Namesake is an album led by trumpeter Dennis González which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Comparing it with González previous album, The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes "Namesake only suffers by comparison, but it shouldn't be missed".[4] In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "Namesake doesn't really happen, and it's hard to pinpoint exactly why – the all-Gonzalez-originals are essentially heads to set up solos rather than fully fleshed-out ensemble passages. And while those solos are almost all strong, the music resolutely remains less than the sum of the parts".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Dennis González except where noted.

  1. "Namesake" – 15:46
  2. "The Separation of Stones" – 9:15
  3. "Johnny – Johnny" – 8:14 Bonus track on CD
  4. "Hamba Khale Qhawe" – 1:35
  5. "Four Pigs and a Bird's Nest" (James Sharper, Dennis González) – 5:37
  6. "Hymn for Mbizo" – 11:53
  7. "Good Friends" – 5:30

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Silkheart Records catalog, accessed February 11, 2017
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Silkheart records discography, accessed February 11, 2017
  3. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. Stefan – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). London: Penguin. p. 508. ISBN 0-14-051368-X.