Back to Saturn


Back to Saturn is an album by trumpeter Hugh Ragin and his Collective, featuring vibraphonist Greg Carroll, pianist Marc Sabatella, bassist Erik Turkman, and drummer Scott Gordan. It was recorded on August 10 and 11, 1993, at Eye in the Sky Sound in LaPorte, Colorado, and was released in 2000 by the Black Saint label.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow noted that the album "progress logically from the boppish 'Blue Honda a la Truck,' the grooving 'Fanfare and Fiesta,' and 'Bud-Like' to increasingly freer music before the spacy closer." He wrote: "Virtually every Hugh Ragin recording is well-worth exploring, and this one is no exception."
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album an "enjoyable set" and a "nice record," but noted that "Ragin's devotion to the music of Sun Ra... is more implicit than explicit."

Track listing

  1. "Blue Honda a la Truck" – 9:18
  2. "Fanfare and Fiesta" – 6:45
  3. "Bud-like" – 4:06
  4. "Song for the Old Country" – 8:15
  5. "Pictures" – 11:41
  6. "Hugh's Blues" – 7:24
  7. "Goblin Market" – 8:16
  8. "Back to Saturn" – 9:43

Personnel