Valve No. 10

Valve No. 10
Studio album by Billy Bang Quartet
Released	1988
Recorded	March 8 & 9, 1988
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:34
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Billy Bang chronology
Live at Carlos 1 (1986) Valve No. 10 (1988) A Tribute to Stuff Smith (1992)

Valve No. 10 is an album by the American jazz violinist Billy Bang recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A−[4]

The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Bang combines a strong technique with a primitive sound and it may take listeners a little while to get used to his tone".^[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full 4 stars, calling it "a high point" and "Bang's most convincing performance since Rainbow Gladiator.^[3]

Critic Tom Hull assigned the album a rating of "A−", commenting: "Sirone sounds big on bass. Frank Lowe sounds restrained, like he's working inside the tradition rather than trying to knock it down -- one of his tastiest performances. Dennis Charles is as steady as ever."^[4]

Robert Spencer of All About Jazz described the album as "an intensely-felt, sharply-played recording," and remarked: "Lowe is masterful, adding fire that is never overstated; he manages to remain within bounds that might be considered conventionally melodic while venturing far and wide harmonically."^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Bang except as indicated

1. "P.M." (Paul Mitchell, Sirone) - 5:45
2. "Valve No. 10" - 9:12
3. "September 23rd" - 5:49
4. "Improvisation for Four" - 4:08
5. "Bien-Hoa Blues" - 4:56
6. "Holiday for Flowers" (William Parker) - 5:28
7. "Lonnie's Lament" (John Coltrane) - 12:16

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on March 8 & 9, 1988

Personnel

• Billy Bang - violin, poetry
• Frank Lowe - tenor saxophone
• Sirone – bass
• Dennis Charles – drums

References

1. Soul Note discography accessed July 11, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
4. Hull, Tom. "Billy Bang Is in the House". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
5. Spencer, Robert (May 7, 2004). "Unsung Recordings By Billy Bang". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 27, 2023.