Scorpio (Arthur Jones album)

Scorpio is an album by saxophonist Arthur Jones. It was recorded at Studio Saravah in Paris during August 1969, and was released in 1971 by BYG Records as part of their Actuel series. On the album, Jones is joined by two French musicians, bassist Beb Guérin and drummer Claude Delcloo.[1][2][3][4]

Scorpio
Studio album by
Arthur Jones
Released1971
RecordedAugust 1969
StudioStudio Saravah, Paris
GenreFree jazz
Length38:45
LabelBYG
529.350
ProducerJean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young
Arthur Jones chronology
Africanasia
(1969)		 Scorpio
(1971)

The track titled "Brother B." was included in the 2001 compilation Jazzactuel.[5]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Brandon Burke called the album "a highly enjoyable set" and "a very warm and firmly rooted free jazz record," and wrote: "While the late-'60s avant-garde jazz scene is typically associated with heated and furious solo flights, Jones managed to fuse his love of older bop and blues players with the prevalent tendencies of the day. In this way, Jones was as adept at caressing a ballad as he was at shredding apart a fast one." He concluded by calling it "highly recommended."[1]

Phil Freeman of Burning Ambulance stated: "The rhythm section... interact in a manner reminiscent of Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray on Albert Ayler's Spiritual Unity, from five years earlier. Guerin yanks at the bass strings so hard, they seem at risk of coming unwound, or flying off the neck. Delcloo works mostly with cymbals, hi-hat and bass pedal, rarely touching the snare drum." He stated that "Jones' phrasing and tone recall Ornette Coleman, though he's a little more inclined to go for a deep, bluesy honk at the bottom of the alto's range than Coleman is, and at the height of his solos he lets his lines run longer, and get more repetitive and shrieky, than the Texan would do in a similar situation."[6]

Track listing

Composed by Arthur Jones.

Side A
  1. "C.R.M." – 10:15
  2. "B.T." – 8:00
Side B
  1. "Sad Eyes" – 13:10
  2. " Brother B." – 7:20

Personnel

References
  1. Burke, Brandon. "Arthur Jones: Scorpio". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. "Arthur Jones - Scorpio". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. "Scorpio - Arthur Jones - 1971, BYG 529.350". BYG Records. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. "BYG Actuel discography". JazzLists. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. Shteamer, Henry M. "Various Artists: Jazzactuel [Box Set]". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. Freeman, Phil (March 30, 2011). "Arthur Jones". Burning Ambulance. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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