Medicine Wheel (album)

Medicine Wheel is an album by bassist Ben Allison^[5] that was released by Palmetto in 1998.^[6]

Medicine Wheel
Studio album by Ben Allison
Released	1998
Genre	Jazz
Label	Palmetto Records
Ben Allison chronology
Seven Arrows (1996) Medicine Wheel (1998) Third Eye (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Critical reception

All About Jazz called the album a "watershed moment in end of the century East Coast jazz."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Ben Allison.

1. Spy
2. Mousetrap
3. Buzz
4. Apostles of the Ugly
5. Blabbermouth
6. Spy (detail)
7. Quirky Dungeon
8. Tiny C

Personnel

• Ben Allison – bass
• Ron Horton – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Michael Blake – saxophone
• Ted Nash – saxophone, flute
• Frank Kimbrough – piano, prepared piano
• Tomas Ulrich – cello
• Jeff Ballard – drums

References

1. Jazz, All About. "Ben Allison: Medicine Wheel album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
2. "Medicine Wheel - Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 132.
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
5. "Bass Men Step Out Front With Summer Sets". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 18, 1998 – via Google Books.
6. "Jazz Notes". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 25, 2006 – via Google Books.

External links

• benallison.com - Medicine Wheel