Taboo | ||||
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Released | 1990 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Venture | |||
Producer | Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson | |||
Ronald Shannon Jackson chronology | ||||
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Taboo is an album by the American musician Ronald Shannon Jackson. [1] [2] It was released by Venture Records in 1990. [3] Jackson supported the album with concert appearances in the UK. [4]
Recorded in the mid-1980s, the album was coproduced by Bill Laswell. [5] [6] Vernon Reid played guitar on all of the tracks. [7] Jackson employed two bass players and a horn section. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Calgary Herald | C+ [10] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [11] |
Los Angeles Times | [12] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
The Calgary Herald wrote that the "generous use of horns—and Vernon Reid's smooth guitar—keep it all together while Jackson teaches a lesson in what can be done with percussion." [10] The Edmonton Journal said that, "tight, up front, or in behind he is always trying something, maybe just in response to the bright Coleman-style discord of the band... Sax and guitar take their own stretch with a jazzy message." [8] Robert Christgau opined that the "first side's a suite that'll string you along but good—kind of like Mingus, so to speak." [11] The Los Angeles Times stated that "high horns playing Middle Eastern-tinged melodies over bubbling bass and limber, forceful drumming." [12] The Guardian praised the "deliciously full ensemble thrashes." [6]
"Challenge to Manhood" and "Taboo" appear on a mixtape compiled by the title character of the Alan Warner novel Morvern Callar. [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mental Holiday"
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2. | "Taboo" | |
3. | "Mothers and Sons" | |
4. | "Challenge to Manhood" | |
5. | "Little Things That Count" |
Taboo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Venture | |||
Producer | Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson | |||
Ronald Shannon Jackson chronology | ||||
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Taboo is an album by the American musician Ronald Shannon Jackson. [1] [2] It was released by Venture Records in 1990. [3] Jackson supported the album with concert appearances in the UK. [4]
Recorded in the mid-1980s, the album was coproduced by Bill Laswell. [5] [6] Vernon Reid played guitar on all of the tracks. [7] Jackson employed two bass players and a horn section. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Calgary Herald | C+ [10] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [11] |
Los Angeles Times | [12] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
The Calgary Herald wrote that the "generous use of horns—and Vernon Reid's smooth guitar—keep it all together while Jackson teaches a lesson in what can be done with percussion." [10] The Edmonton Journal said that, "tight, up front, or in behind he is always trying something, maybe just in response to the bright Coleman-style discord of the band... Sax and guitar take their own stretch with a jazzy message." [8] Robert Christgau opined that the "first side's a suite that'll string you along but good—kind of like Mingus, so to speak." [11] The Los Angeles Times stated that "high horns playing Middle Eastern-tinged melodies over bubbling bass and limber, forceful drumming." [12] The Guardian praised the "deliciously full ensemble thrashes." [6]
"Challenge to Manhood" and "Taboo" appear on a mixtape compiled by the title character of the Alan Warner novel Morvern Callar. [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mental Holiday"
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2. | "Taboo" | |
3. | "Mothers and Sons" | |
4. | "Challenge to Manhood" | |
5. | "Little Things That Count" |