Out of the Mist (album)
{{Infobox album|
| name = Out of the Mist
| type = Album
| artist = Joseph Jarman and Leroy Jenkins
| cover = Out of the Mist (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = October 21, 1997
| recorded = March 10 & 11, 1997
| venue =
| studio = Sear Sound, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 52:48
| label = Ocean
OR106
| producer = Cynthia B. Herbst, Joseph Jarman, Leroy Jenkins
| chronology = Joseph Jarman
| prev_title = Pachinko Dream Track 10
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Return of the Lost Tribe
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Leroy Jenkins
| type = Album
| prev_title = Themes & Improvisations on the Blues
| prev_year = 1994
| title = Out of the Mist
| year = 1997
| next_title = Solo
| next_year = 1998
}}
}}
Out of the Mist is an album by saxophonist Joseph Jarman and violinist Leroy Jenkins, which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Ocean label.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325125949/http://www.thulanidavis.com/josephjarman/id1.html Joseph Jarman discography]}}, accessed January 16, 2018[https://www.discogs.com/Joseph-Jarman-Leroy-Jenkins-Out-Of-The-Mist/release/5658130 Discogs: album entry], accessed January 16, 2018 Jarman, Jenkins, and pianist Myra Melford would go on to form the collaborative trio Equal Interest.
Reception
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| rev1 = AllMusic
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In his review for AllMusic, John Young states " Joseph Jarman's tenor saxophone and Leroy Jenkins' violin are better known from two important jazz outfits, respectively, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Revolutionary Ensemble. This time, Jarman's other axes include ceramic flutes, bass flute, "hands" (sic), some rather useless chimes and gongs, and the mysterious Isan. Jenkins swaps his violin for a harmonica on a few cuts, as well as playing kalimba, but that violin makes a great foil for the rather stiff timbre of Jarman's ceramic flutes. And a little stiffness proves to be a virtue this time ... There's a ceremonial feel to the playing; a stateliness that focuses the improvisations as surely as a handy stopwatch, cordiality co-exists with chaos".{{allMusic|last=Young|first=John|class=album|id=mw0000606334|title=Joseph Jarman – Out of the Mist: Review|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}
A Billboard reviewer commented: "The avant-garde proves to be alive and well as genre giants meet... This progressive session creates memorable atmospheres of acoustic tones plucked, blown, and beaten in a kind of world-jazz blend influenced by not only African and East Asian styles but also by European modern classical music."{{cite magazine |last=Verna |first=Paul |date=January 31, 1998 |title=Reviews & Previews |magazine=Billboard |pages=24 }}
Track listing
All compositions by Joseph Jarman and Leroy Jenkins
- "Opening" – 4:50
- "Hands" – 5:42
- "Prayer at Sea" – 4:48
- "Rain Forest" – 10:43
- "Riding Currents" – 2:49
- "At Play" – 4:48
- "Blue Twilight" – 4:52
- "Footprints" – 3:33
- "Love in Dreamtime" – 5:57
- "Chanting" – 4:46
Personnel
- Joseph Jarman – ceramic flute, Peruvian clay flute, bass flute, Isan, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, hands, chimes, gongs, voice
- Leroy Jenkins – harmonica, kalimba, cowbells, violin, viola, voice
- Jeffrey Schanzer – guitar, voice (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 10)
- Myra Melford – piano, prepared piano, voice (tracks 2-4, 6 , 7, 9 & 10)
- Lindsey Horner – penny whistle, bass, voice (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10)
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