Too Close to the Pole

{{Infobox album

| name = Too Close to the Pole

| type = Album

| artist = Bobby Previte's Weather Clear, Track Fast

| cover = Too Close to the Pole.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1996

| recorded = April 26–29, 1996

| venue =

| studio = Marweg EMI Studios, Cologne

| genre = Avant-garde Jazz

| length = 52:54

| label = Enja
9306

| producer = Bobby Previte

| chronology = Bobby Previte

| prev_title = Hue and Cry

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Euclid's Nightmare

| next_year = 1997

}}

Too Close to the Pole is an album by Bobby Previte's Weather Clear, Track Fast released on the Enja label in 1996.Roussel, P. [http://nyds-discographies.com/previte.htm Discography of Bobby Previte], accessed August 15, 2016[http://bobbyprevite.com/discography/ Bobby Previte discography], accessed August 15, 2016

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "it is the chance-taking spirit of the musicians and their performances as a whole that make this a memorable release well worth several listens".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000093699 |title=Too Close to the Pole – Review |accessdate=August 15, 2016}}

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Previte except where noted.

  1. "Too Close to the Pole" - 4:14
  2. "3 Minute Heels" - 13:00
  3. "The Countess' Bedroom: from the Opera "The Queen Of Spades"" (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) - 8:22
  4. "Save the Cups" - 7:31
  5. "The Eleventh Hour" - 14:16
  6. "Too Close to the Pole" [Reprise] - 8:30
  7. "Untitled" - 16:02

Personnel

References

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Category:Bobby Previte albums

Category:Enja Records albums

Category:1996 albums