Andy Summers, Peggy's Blue Skylight - 1h 4m 16s

Tracks & Durations

1. Boogie Stop Shuffle	6:56
2. Tonight At Noon	5:05
3. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird	6:26
4. Opus Three	5:07
5. Cumbia Jazz Fusion	0:40
6. Remember Rockefeller At Attica	4:09
7. Peggy's Blue Skylight	5:11
8. Weird Nightmare	5:35
9. Where Can A Man Find Peace?	5:54
10. Free Cell Block F	6:04
11. Self Portrait In Three Colors	3:55
12. Myself When I Am Real	9:06

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Review

If Andy Summers's gigs in the late 1990s fell short of expectations, Green Chimneys, his 1999 Monk tribute, showed great improvement, and the progress continues in this homage to Mingus. His line playing is still occasionally a little halting, but he has some very respectable solos on "Opus 3," "Cumbia Jazz Fusion," and "Free Cell Block F." And there are also sterling contributions from Randy Brecker, Hank Roberts, Deborah Harry, and others. Above all, though, the album's success flows from the same arranging intelligence Summers brought to the Police 20 years ago. The old chestnut "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" is about the only suggestion of cliché, with a string quartet (courtesy of Kronos) arrangement of "Myself" showing the breadth of the leader's imagination. Fellow Policeman Sting showed an interest in jazz after leaving the service, but as this richly varied and entertaining set shows, Summers, free of the pressures of stardom, has been the one to more fully explore the music. --Mark Gilbert

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