Broad Strokes

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

In a review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy wrote: "Rudd fans will not wish to pass this recording up, although it is much more an oddity than anything definitive or enduring."[2]

A reviewer for All About Jazz stated: "Overall, this record is for Roswell Rudd fanatics only. If you're new to Rudd, you should check out a record like New York Eye and Ear Control and dig for the roots—instead of listening to a disc that demands frequent use of the fast forward button."[4]

David Dupont of One Final Note called the album "the album that would serve as an official proclamation of [Rudd's] return," and commented: "This is certainly not a set of sedate renderings of sentimental tunes. Rather it is a sprawling, messy recital grounded in Rudd's life... for all its sense of clutter, Broad Strokes remains an enduring, engaging addition to Rudd's discography."[5]

Tom Hull called the album "a mishmash," and remarked: "Eclectic, it sez here. Big groups, small groups, too many vocals... some great trombone."[6]

1. "Change of Season" (Herbie Nichols) – 7:09
2. "Sassy & Dolphy" (Roswell Rudd) – 6:19
3. "Almost Blue" (Elvis Costello) – 6:19
4. "Stokey" (Roswell Rudd) – 5:52
5. "Coming on the Hudson" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:47
6. "God Had a Girlfriend" (Roswell Rudd) – 6:35
7. "All Too Soon / Way Low" (Duke Ellington) – 8:50
8. "Theme from Babe" (Camille Saint-Saëns) – 5:20
9. "The Light" (Roswell Rudd) – 10:43
10. "Change of Season" (Herbie Nichols) – 1:28

• Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10 were recorded at Euphoria Studios in New York City on March 15, 1999. Track 2 was recorded at Nevessa Studio in Saugerties, New York, on July 24 and August 19, 1999. Track 5 was recorded at Ferber Studio A in Paris, France, on June 22, 1999. Track 6 was recorded at Nevessa Studio, in Saugerties, New York, on October 12, 1999. Track 8 was recorded at Sonic Youth Studio on January 7, 2000. Track 9 was recorded at Nevessa Studio in Saugerties, New York, on September 22, 1999.

• Roswell Rudd – trombone, maracas, narrator
• Ron Finck – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute (tracks 1, 4, 7, and 10)
• Harvey Kaiser – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1, 4, 7, and 10)
• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone (track 5)
• Elton Dean – alto saxello (track 5)
• Greg Glassman – trumpet (track 6)
• Bobby Johnson Jr. – trumpet (track 6)
• Josh Roseman – trombone (tracks 1, 4, 7, and 10)
• Steve Swell – trombone (tracks 1, 4, 7, and 10)
• David Winograd – tuba (track 6)
• Mike Kull – piano (track 9)
• Duck Baker – acoustic guitar (track 2)
• Eddie Diehl – guitar (track 6)
• Matthew Finck – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, and 10)
• Jean-Jacques Avenel – bass (track 5)
• Ken Filiano – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10)
• Alan Murphy – bass (track 6)
• Bill Dotts – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, and 10)
• Eugene Randolph – drums (track 6)
• John Betsch – drums (track 5)
• Lou Grassi – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10)
• Carlos Gomez – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 7, and 10)
• Christopher Rudd – voice (track 2)
• Sheila Jordan – voice (track 9)
• Steve Riddick – voice (track 4)
• MeeToo Quartet – voice (barkings) (track 6)
• Sonic Youth – ensemble (track 8)