As We Are Now

As We Are Now is an album by pianist Renee Rosnes which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1][2][3][4]

As We Are Now
Studio album by Renee Rosnes
Released	1997
Recorded	March 12, 1997
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:38
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Don Sickler, Renee Rosnes
Renee Rosnes chronology
Ancestors (1995) As We Are Now (1997) Art & Soul (1999)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The AllMusic review by Leo Stanley stated "As We Are Now is another wonderful session from pianist Renee Rosnes, finding her navigating a challenging set of six original compositions and three covers ... As We Are Now finds the limits of hard bop and pushes it further, resulting in an adventurous, rewarding listen".^[5] In JazzTimes, Owen Cordle noted " Canadian pianist Rosnes occasionally recalls Lennie Tristano, although she plays in a less complex, more fluid manner. Her sense of linear development is finely tuned, and she has a vigorous sense of rhythm. In fact, energetic playing characterizes most of this date ... There’s considerable emotional involvement in these and the other performances, an investment you’ll probably dig along with the chops and freshness".^[7]

Track listing

All compositions by Renee Rosnes except where noted

1. "Black Holes" – 6:35
2. "The Land of Five Rivers" – 6:11
3. "Abstraction Blue (For Georgia O'Keeffe)" – 6:30
4. "Mizmahta" – 6:06
5. "Non-Fiction" (Walt Weiskopf) – 6:17
6. "Bulldog's Chicken Run" – 8:27
7. "As We Are Now" – 7:56
8. "Absinthe" (Chris Potter) – 6:09
9. "Pee Wee" (Tony Williams) – 5:27

Personnel

• Renee Rosnes – piano
• Chris Potter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Christian McBride – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

1. Jazzdisco: Renee Rosnes Catalog accessed February 14, 2019
2. Renee Rosnes discography, accessed February 14, 2019
3. Jazzdisco: Blue Note Records Discography: 1997-1998 accessed February 14, 2019
4. Blue Note: album details accessed February 14, 2019
5. Stanley, Leo. Renee Rosnes: As We Are Now – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1238. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
7. Cordle, O. JazzTimes Review accessed February 14, 2019