Too Close to the Pole

Too Close to the Pole
Studio album by Bobby Previte's Weather Clear, Track Fast
Released	1996
Recorded	April 26–29, 1996
Studio	Marweg EMI Studios, Cologne
Genre	Avant-garde Jazz
Length	52:54
Label	Enja 9306
Producer	Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte chronology
Hue and Cry (1993) Too Close to the Pole (1996) Euclid's Nightmare (1997)

Too Close to the Pole is an album by Bobby Previte's Weather Clear, Track Fast released on the Enja label in 1996.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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".^[3]

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

• Bobby Previte – drums, voice
• Lindsey Horner - electric bass, tin whistles, voice
• Andy Laster - baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, voice
• Cuong Vu - trumpet, voice
• Jamie Saft - piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, voice
• Curtis Hasselbring - trombone, voice
• Andrew D'Angelo - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, voice

References

1. Roussel, P. Discography of Bobby Previte, accessed August 15, 2016
2. Bobby Previte discography, accessed August 15, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Too Close to the Pole – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2016.