Summit Conference by Reggie Workman

“Critic’s Pick: Top 10 List.” – John Dilberto, Jazziz

Legendary Jazz bassist Reggie Workman leads an all-star ensemble on this Postcards Records album, Reggie Workman: Summit Conference. Joined by two generations of the Jazz avant-garde elite, Sam Rivers and Andrew Hill are musically matched with Julian Priester and Pheeroan akLaff. This evocative recording is an expansive musical exploration to the remote corners of the Jazz universe.

“4.5 stars. …the virtuoso veterans on “Summit Conference” create highly structured, tightly focused improvisations that sound ripe, rich, and fully mature…” – Down Beat Magazine

“4.5 stars. …what a wonderful group! Everybody brought in his originals and showed off his skills… …everybody’s solo is outstanding. – Swing Journal (Japan)

The Philadelphia native came to prominence with John Coltrane and has backed a virtual who’s who of Jazz, such as Art Blakey, Max Roach, and Art Farmer, for the past 30 years. With this impressive album from the Postcards Label, entitled “Reggie Workman: Summit Conference”, Workman continues to further his legacy, displaying his technical prowess and proving his elite reputation as one of music’s greatest bass players.

Reggie Workman has long been one of the most technically gifted of all bassists, a brilliant player whose versatile style fits into both hard bop and very avant-garde settings. He played piano, tuba, and euphonium early on but settled on bass in the mid-’50s.

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