Numatik Swing Band

Numatik Swing Band
Live album by Roswell Rudd & The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
Released	1973
Recorded	July 6, 1973
Genre	Free jazz
Label	JCOA
Producer	Roswell Rudd & The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
Roswell Rudd chronology
Everywhere (1966)Everywhere1966 Numatik Swing Band (1973) Flexible Flyer (1974)Flexible Flyer1974
Jazz Composer's Orchestra chronology
Relativity Suite (1973) Relativity Suite1973 Numatik Swing Band (1973) Numatik Swing Band1973 The Gardens of Harlem (1975) The Gardens of Harlem1975

Numatik Swing Band is a live album by Roswell Rudd and the Jazz Composer's Orchestra released on the JCOA label in 1973.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music on this date is avant-garde, but has its melodic and accessible sections".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roswell Rudd

1. "Vent" - 4:50
2. "Breathahoward" - 2:52
3. "Circulation" - 10:15
4. "Lullaby For Greg" (lyrics by Rudd, Barry Galbraith, & Sheila Jordan) - 11:10
5. "Aerosphere" - 14:15

Recorded at New York University's Loeb Student Center on July 6, 1973.

Personnel

• Roswell Rudd - trombone, french horn, producer
• Enrico Rava, Michael Krasnov, Mike Lawrence, Charles Sullivan - trumpet
• Janet Donaruma, Jeffrey Schlegel, Sharon Freeman - French horn
• Art Baron, Gary Brooks - trombone
• Perry Robinson - clarinet
• Dewey Redman - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Martin Alter - flute, oboe, alto saxophone
• Carlos Ward - flute, alto saxophone
• Mike Bresler - piccolo, flute, soprano saxophone
• Charles Davis - soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Howard Johnson, Bob Stewart - tuba
• Hod O'Brien - piano
• Charlie Haden, Sirone - bass
• Lou Grassi (track 4), Beaver Harris - drums
• Sue Evans, Dan Johnson (track 5) - percussion
• Sheila Jordan - vocals

References