Sirens Sweet & Slow

Sirens Sweet & Slow
Studio album by Raphe Malik
Released	1994
Recorded	Mapleshade Studio, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:18
Label	Mapleshade
Producer	Pierre M. Sprey
Raphe Malik chronology
21st Century Texts (1992) Sirens Sweet & Slow (1994) The Short Form (1997)

Sirens Sweet & Slow is an album by American jazz trumpeter Raphe Malik, which was released in 1994 on Mapleshade's sublabel OutSounds. The album was recorded in three marathon sessions that resulted in enough music to fill at least four CDs. It was planned to put together two albums, but finally only the first one was issued emphasizing the ballad and lyrical side.^[1]

Reception

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Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "Malik manages to play big and loud without losing focus: he rarely goes for the buzzy, spluttery effects that avant-garde brassmen ofteh rely on, and his note choices are boldly decisive."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Raphe Malik except as indicated

1. "Companions" – 12:21
2. "Trumpet-Drum Duo" (Malik-Warren) – 13:08
3. "Trumpet-Bass Duo" (Malik-Roland) – 12:16
4. "Tenor" – 20:13
5. "Pierre's Way" (Improvised) – 8:20

Personnel

• Raphe Malik – trumpet
• Brian Nelson – C-melody sax
• Glenn Spearman – tenor sax on 4
• Larry Roland – bass
• Jamyll Jones - bass on 1
• Dennis Warren - drums

References

1. Original Liner Notes by Pierre M. Sprey
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 925. ISBN 978-0141034010.