Anthem (Christian Scott album)

Anthem is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Christian Scott released on August 28, 2007 via Concord Records.[7][8][9][10][4][11][12]

Anthem
Studio album by
Christian Scott
ReleasedAugust 28, 2007 (US)
January 21, 2008 (UK)
RecordedJanuary 26–30, 2007
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length65:14
LabelConcord Music Group
ProducerChris Dunn, Christian Scott
Christian Scott chronology
Rewind That
(2006)		 Anthem
(2007)		 Live at Newport
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
PopMatters6/10[5]
Tom HullB–[6]

Background

Anthem is a Scott's emotional response to the continued suffering in 2007 of his fellow New Orleanians two years after Hurricane Katrina.[13]

Reception

Steve Greenlee of JazzTimes stated "There's a reason the term "sophomore slump" exists, and trumpeter Christian Scott has hit it. There were high expectations surrounding him, though; his first disc, Rewind That, was an auspicious modern-jazz debut and one of the most enjoyable listens of 2006. His second album, Anthem? Not so much. OK, maybe that's being generous to a young man with a lot of promise. His new album is actually dreadful. It's dark and brooding, and while it was informed and inspired by Hurricane Katrina and government's failure to help the people of Scott's hometown, that's no excuse for the plodding dullness and striking lack of imagination that pervade Anthem".[14]

Will Layman of PopMatters noted "Anthem is dark-toned. This is no surprise, given that it was written and performed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the government to sufficiently rescue Scott's hometown. The textures are big: fat rock drums, crunching guitars, spacious piano sound, and a Miles Davis-tinged middle register trumpet that crackles with jazz but seems equally likely to brood like a good indie-rocker should. There are passages that play like jazz ("Remains District" and "Katrina Eyes", both minor melodies given a snap of backbeat) and others that jump with a groove ("Re:"). There is also a final reprise of the title track that is given a spoken word overlay that brings home the music's political themes on a hip-hop tip. Much of the music is despairing, and understandably so".[15]

Paul Sullivan of BBC wrote "Written in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans – Scott's former hometown – Anthem is a dark, sometimes despairing document that meditates on the disaster as well as charting changes in the musician's burgeoning career and personal life. The beguiling mix of despondency and hope that ooze from opening track Litany Against Fear – think ringing electric guitars, sprawling post-rock rhythms and pounding piano creating an apocalyptic soundscape over which Scott writes plaintive messages in the air – act as a signpost for the rest of the album".[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christian Scott unless otherwise indicated.

  1. Litany Against Fear (5:51)
  2. Void (5:00)
  3. Anthem (Antediluvian Adaptation) (7:25)
  4. RE: (2:14)
  5. Cease Fire (5:48)
  6. Dialect (4:40)
  7. Remains Distant (5:29)
  8. The Uprising (5:42), written by Aaron Parks
  9. Katrina's Eyes (6:37)
  10. The 9 (4:51), written with Louis Fouche
  11. Like That (6:41)
  12. Anthem (Post Diluvial Adaptation) – Feat. Brother J of X Clan (4:56), written with Jason Hunter

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[17] 26
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References
  1. "Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Anthem". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. HAROLD, C.N. (October 29, 2007). "Christian Scott: Anthem". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. Jurek, Thom (2007). "Anthem – Christian Scott". AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  4. Fordham, John. "Christian Scott, Anthem". The Guardian. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  5. Layman, Will (December 17, 2007). "Christian Scott: Anthem". PopMatters. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  6. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Christian Scott". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. Harold, C. N. "Christian Scott: Anthem (2007)". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  8. Jurek, Thom. "Anthem". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  9. Sullivan, Paul. "Christian Scott Anthem Review". bbc.com.uk. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  10. "Anthem". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  11. "Anthem". iTunes Store. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  12. "Christian Scott (2) – Anthem". discogs. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  13. Jurek, Thom (2007). "Anthem – Christian Scott". AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  14. Greenlee, Steve (October 1, 2007). "Christian Scott: Anthem". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  15. Layman, Will (December 17, 2007). "Christian Scott: Anthem". PopMatters. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  16. Sullivan, Paul (2008). "Christian Scott Anthem Review". BBC. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  17. "CHRISTIAN SCOTT: CHART HISTORY". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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