Youniverse (Rob Brown album) explained

Youniverse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Rob Brown recorded in 1992 and released on the Riti label, operated by free jazz musician and composer Joe Morris. It features a trio with Morris on guitar and Whit Dickey on drums playing six Brown compositions and two collective improvisations.^[1] The same lineup would be named Trio Ahxoloxha when they released the album Prophet Moon a decade later under the leadership of Dickey.^[2]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says about the album compared to the previous Breath Rhyme that "the result is a clearer, more songful music that retains its intensity."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Rob Brown except as indicated

1. "Youniverse" – 6:09
2. "Mikro" – 8:24
3. "Kingpin" – 7:17
4. "Imprint 1" (Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Whit Dickey) – 11:55
5. "Inside Break" – 5:22
6. "Sonic Film" – 9:06
7. "Imprint 2" (Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Whit Dickey) – 9:00
8. "Svengali" – 7:31

Personnel

• Rob Brown – alto sax
• Joe Morris – guitar
• Whit Dickey – drums

Notes and References

1. Original Liner Notes by Kevin Whitehead
2. http://www.aumfidelity.com/riti.htm Riti Records
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2002. Penguin. London. 0-14-051521-6. 209.