Stumble (album)

Stumble is the second album by the AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark, which was recorded live at Chicago's Unity Temple in 1998 and released on Wobbly Rail, a short-lived imprint started by Merge Records/Superchunk principal Mac McCaughan. AALY Trio is a Swedish free jazz band led by saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. Originally just a guest, Vandermark became a full member of the group.

Stumble
Live album by
AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark
Released1998
RecordedJanuary 17, 1998
VenueUnity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
GenreJazz
Length57:56
LabelWobbly Rail
Ken Vandermark chronology
Target or Flag
(1998)		 Stumble
(1998)		 Deep Telling
(1999)

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

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "These numbers are firmly entrenched in blues roots, carrying on a wailing, at times plaintive, blues spirit with conviction."[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Vandermark and Gustafsson are formidably like-minded, at least in the way they want the band to make its impression, and the sound of the quartet in full flight has a harsh, narcotic edge to it."[2]

The JazzTimes review by Bill Shoemaker states "While there is plenty of wide-open blowing space for the two saxophonists (Vandermark also plays a good amount of pungent clarinets), and the flexible, fluent Janson and Nordeson, there is an overarching ensemble cohesion that holds this album together."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Stumble" (Ken Vandermark) – 11:52
  2. "Umeå" (Peter Janson) – 11:28
  3. "Hommage à Lillen" (Mats Gustafsson / Kjell Nordeson) – 6:24
  4. "Song For Che" (Charlie Haden) – 14:29
  5. "Why I Don't Go Back" (Ken Vandermark) – 13:40

Personnel
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gollark: Is there someone at Twitter HQ just frantically adding different variations of "this is basically a lie" to his tweets?
gollark: It does stop that specific case as far as I know.
gollark: > I'm partial to multiple choice voting, basically ranked choice but you just select all the options you'd be okay with and they're counted equallyAlso called approval voting, but I'm pretty sure that it's not true that it stops strategic voting.

References
  1. Layne, Joslyn. AALY Trio + Ken Vandermak – Stumble: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1. ISBN 0140515216.
  3. Shoemaker, Bill. Stumble review at JazzTimes
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