THE HAUNT OTIC 1005

One of the most immediately accessible of all avant-garde jazz sets because it is pervasively lyrical. A continually floating, melodically curving series of conversations which subtly keep changing colors and timbral intensities while a mysterious implied pulse makes it all cohere in a rather dream-like way. But this is a most vivid dream, the kind that lingers in the mind long after the recording has ended. THE HAUNT is a a permanent and dateless addition to jazz discography.. . . . Nat Hentoff Modern Recording

. . . molto lirica. . . Jazz Oltre

THE HAUNT is a brilliant specimen of textural improvisation at its most concordant. Three masters of the art of spontaneous interaction expertly combine their talents and diverse influences to create music that is dissonant(in terms of conventional tonality, that is) yet euphonious, freely structured yet prudently disciplined. The results should prove accessible to anyone with an ear toward creativity and striking sound combinations, whatever the listener's normal musical preferences. Tom Bingham, AUDIO

THE HAUNT is an album of superb compositions played by a trio of superb musicians. Rather than swinging hard over a firm tempo, the music flows at a slow pace, evoking images that undulate according to the immediate texture of the improvisation. Although it explores the nexus between the New Music and Contemporary Classical Music, THE HAUNT is not pretentious or studied in any way. Its music is abstract without succumbing to the sterility of abstraction. THE HAUNT could very well be one of the most important albums released in 1977. Vernon Frazer, CODA

These calm pieces, with a touch of third-stream sonority to them, represent fast-music dallying quite delightfully with slowness…….
There couldn't be a better instance than this record to show how the true instrumental music is fast however slow it gets, and that it can only be created instantly in the swiftness of perception by which the player maintains the tension, the entire weight of the structure on his shoulders.
Peter Riley, MUSICS London



Wadada Leo Smith trumpet
Perry Robinson clarinet
Bobby Naughton vibraphone

The Haunt 7:10
Slant 5:40
Places 8:03
Rose Island 9:10
Ordette 9:05

Recorded June 25, 1976 at Blue Rock Studio, New York City
Engineer: Eddie Korvin
Album design: W.j. Panek
Digital conversion by RBY Productions
All compositions by Bobby Naughton
Compositions made possible with a grant from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts
This music was recorded and released in 1976. Audiophile pressing by Windsor Records
Library of Congress # 77-750164