Don't Explain (Joel Frahm album)

Don't Explain is an album by jazz saxophonist Joel Frahm.

Don't Explain
Studio album by
Joel Frahm
RecordedDecember 2001
GenreJazz
LabelPalmetto

Background

Frahm and pianist Brad Mehldau had been friends since the age of 15.[1]

Music and recording

The album was recorded in December 2001.[2] The material consists of "six jazz standards, one familiar Ornette Coleman fixture, one memorable pop classic, and one original composition."[3] "Mehldau, who functions as the entire rhythm section, alternates between being an accompanist, a soloist, and an equal part of the ensembles."[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the overall result as "a very beautiful but slightly soporific album."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Track listing
  1. "Don't Explain"
  2. "Get Happy"
  3. "Oleo"
  4. "Round Midnight"
  5. "Mother Nature's Son"
  6. "East of the Sun"
  7. "Turnaround"
  8. "Away from Home"
  9. "Smile"
  10. "Round Midnight"

Personnel

References
  1. Yanow, Scott "Joel Frahm – Don't Explain". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Santella, Jim (January 13, 2004) "Joel Frahm: Don't Explain". AllAboutJazz.
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