Surrender to the Air (album)
| Surrender to the Air | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 12, 1996[1] |
| Recorded | Spring 1995[2] |
| Genre | Free jazz |
| Label | Elektra[3] |
| Producer | Trey Anastasio |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
Surrender to the Air is an album by free jazz ensemble Surrender to the Air, released in 1996.[7][8]
Marshall Allen, Michael Ray, and Damon R. Choice were members of Sun Ra's Arkestra.[7] Phish often watched Sun Ra videos on their tour bus; Jon Fishman would listen to Sun Ra interviews after Phish concerts.[9]
Surrender to the Air marked the beginning of Trey Anastasio's solo career.
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that the album "recalls a free form, improvisation-based jazz record more than hippie rock; in that sense, it is close to the actual spirit of the Grateful Dead, if not their sound."[4] The Tampa Bay Times called it "more like a disappointing mish-mash of instrumental indulgences than any sort of coherent musical statement."[10] The Tulsa World called the album "hippie avant garde," writing that Anastasio "jumps feet first into an insanity of jazz."[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:48 |
| 2. | "And Furthermore" | 7:18 |
| 3. | "We Deflate" | 7:15 |
| 4. | "And Furthermore" | 7:05 |
| 5. | "Down" | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Intro" | 2:00 |
| 7. | "And Furthermore" | 4:11 |
| 8. | "And Furthermore" | 11:10 |
| 9. | "Out" | 5:38 |
| Total length: | 49:15 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Marshall Allen: saxophone
- Trey Anastasio: guitar
- Kofi Burbridge: flute
- Oteil Burbridge: bass guitar
- Damon R. Choice: vibraphone
- Jon Fishman: drums
- Bob Gulloti: drums
- James Harvey: trombone
- John Medeski: organ
- Michael Ray: trumpet
- Marc Ribot: guitar
References
[edit]- ^ "Phish's Trey Anastasio Airs His Jazz On Elektra". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 9, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Phish Share "Chalk Dust Torture"". Relix Media. April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Phish". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Surrender to the Air - Surrender to the Air | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Phish albums". EW.com.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 872.
- ^ a b Puterbaugh, Parke (October 26, 2010). "Phish: The Biography". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
- ^ Watrous, Peter (April 4, 1996). "POP REVIEW;A Phish, 70's Funk And a Band Built to Jam (Published 1996)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey (December 26, 1997). "PHISH'S LINE: HOOKED ON '70S FUNK" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "AUDIO FILES". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "Fred Schneider - Just Fred - Reprise". Tulsa World.
