I Can't Put My Finger on It

I Can't Put My Finger on It
Studio album by Miniature
Released	1991
Recorded	January 1991
Studio	Sorcerer Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:59
Label	JMT JMT 849 147
Producer	David Breskin, Ron Saint Germain
Tim Berne chronology
Pace Yourself (1990) I Can't Put My Finger on It (1991) Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) (1992)
Hank Roberts chronology
Behind the Myth (1990) I Can't Put My Finger on It (1991) For Three Strings and Orchestra (1992)

I Can't Put My Finger on It is the second and last album by Miniature, drummer Joey Baron, saxophonist Tim Berne and cellist Hank Roberts, which was recorded in 1991 and released on the JMT label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook stated: "The result here is a corralled mix of bop, free jazz, soundtrack ambience, and funk, all wrapped in Berne's cerebrally swinging sound. And while not a substitute for one of Berne's or Baron's solo outings of the '90s, I Can't Put My Finger on It will still please fans of the New York downtown jazz sound."^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings praised the album, writing that it had an edge over their debut.^[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Tim Berne except as indicated

1. "Zilla" - 2:34
2. "Jersey Devil" (Hank Roberts) - 5:32
3. "P.G. Suggested" (Joey Baron) - 6:30
4. "Combat" - 13:30
5. "Aspetta" (Baron) - 7:16
6. "Lowball" - 3:45
7. "Luna" - 9:17
8. "Bullfrog Breath" (Roberts) - 10:19
9. "Who's Vacant?" (Baron) - 5:27
10. "Weasels in the Bush" (Roberts) - 9:32
11. "Dink*" (Baron) - 1:19

Personnel

• Tim Berne - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Hank Roberts - cello, jazz-a-phone fiddle, voice
• Joey Baron - drums, membranophone, shakatronics

References

1. Tim Berne discography, accessed October 14, 2014
2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 14, 2014
3. Hank Roberts discography Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 14, 2014
4. Cook, S., Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2014
5. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.). Penguin Books. 2008. p. 84.
6. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 436.