Romaria (album)

Romaria
Studio album by Andy Sheppard Quartet
Released February 16, 2018
Recorded April 2017
Studio Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, Switzerland
Genre Jazz
Length 48:05
Label ECM
ECM 2577
Producer Manfred Eicher
Andy Sheppard chronology
Surrounded by Sea
(2015)		 Romaria
(2018)

Romaria is an album by British saxophonist and composer Andy Sheppard recorded in Switzerland in 2017 and released on the ECM label the following year.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
All About Jazz[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek notes "Sheppard's gift of restraint allows for bountiful interaction and irresisitible musicality on Romaria, making it an essential addition to his catalogue and a fine extension of Surrounded By the Sea".[2]

All About Jazz reviewer Geno Thackara said, "Where so much music treats silence as an exception, Andy Sheppard's recordings find it serving more as the rule. He's never been one for weaving flashy speed runs or feeling pressure to fill space. Even when his sax lines speed up from time to time through Romaria, they serve the mood with tasteful restraint, smoothly evoking the soothing coolness of its cover ... This quartet's easy chemistry creates a pretty soundscape both inviting and intriguing, and Romaria never loses the airy feel of a cozy reverie even at its busiest".[3]

In JazzTimes, Mac Randall wrote "Sheppard likes to keep his volume at medium-low. But although he maintains a thoroughly English reserve, there’s plenty under the surface: romance, dry wit, tenderness and, above all, a questing spirit. He’s found some wonderful colleagues to help him with his search".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Andy Sheppard except where noted

  1. "And a Day..." – 8:06
  2. "Thirteen" – 4:48
  3. "Romaria" (Renato Teixeira) – 5:11
  4. "Pop" – 4:21
  5. "They Came From the North" – 5:56
  6. "With Every Flower That Falls" – 5:54
  7. "All Becomes Again" – 7:07
  8. "Forever..." – 6:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed June 6, 2018
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. Andy Sheppard – Romaria > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Thackara, Geno. "Andy Sheppard Quartet: Romaria". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Randall, M. JazzTimes Review accessed June 6, 2018
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