Fracture (album)

Fracture is the second studio album by Leeds Jazz-Rock ensemble Roller Trio following the success of their Mercury Prize nominated debut album Roller Trio. It was released in 2014 and in The Guardian John Fordham said [Roller Trio] "have come up with a second album that’s different and diverse, and on a live show it must be a gas".[1] London Jazz News said "This is a marker laid down by a group operating at the vanguard of contemporary jazz."[2] The album received 4 stars in All About Jazz where the reviewer Phil Barnes said, "This ability to blend the accessible and the serious, the melodic and the experimental is a real gift".[3]

Fracture
Studio album by
Released8 December 2014 (2014-12-08)
Recorded2014
GenreJazz, rock
LabelLamplight Social Records
ProducerSam Hobbs
Roller Trio chronology
Roller Trio
(2012)
Fracture
(2014)

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Reef Knot"5:40
2."Doris"6:34
3."Low Tide"1:13
4."High Tea"4:36
5."2 Minutes to 12"5:54
6."Tracer"5:23
7."Splinter"5:22
8."Mango"6:08
9."Three Pea Soup"6:34
10."Tightrope"5:38

Personnel

Roller Trio

  • James Mainwaring– saxophone, effects
  • Luke Wynter – guitar, FX, bass
  • Luke Reddin-Williams – drums

Production

  • Sam Hobbs – recording, engineering, production
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References

  1. Fordham, John (4 December 2014). "Roller Trio: Fracture review – jazz-rock fusion diversifies further". Culture - Music - Jazz. The Guardian.
  2. Carvell, Jonathan (12 January 2015). "CD review: Roller Trio - Fracture". Culture - Music - Jazz. London Jazz News.
  3. Barnes, Phil (12 January 2015). "Roller Trio: Fracture". Culture - Music - Jazz. All About Jazz.
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