Pariah's Pariah

1998 studio album by Gary Thomas

Pariah's Pariah

Studio album by

Gary Thomas

Released

1998

Recorded

October 24 & 25, 1997

Studio

Sound on Sound, New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

66:03

Label

Winter & Winter
910 033

Producer

Stefan F. Winter

Gary Thomas chronology

Found on Sordid Streets
(1997)

Pariah's Pariah
(1998)

Pariah's Pariah is the tenth album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1997 and released on the Winter & Winter label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating it "maintains a consistently high level of musical quality from start to finish".^[2] AllAboutJazz called it "a powerful recording that instills hope and assurance for the future of Modern Jazz. Stefan Winter of Winter & Winter continues his superb track record of producing quality product that is essential listening for the serious Jazz collector/audiophile. Pariah’s Pariah hits the high mark and won’t disappoint. Highly Recommended".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Thomas

"Who's in Control?" ("Only Hearsay") - 8:38
"Only Hearsay" ("Pariah's Pariah") - 13:08
"Pariah's Pariah" (not) - 9:14
"Zero Tolerance" ("Who's In Control?") - 10:38
"Vanishing Time" - 9:51
"For Those Who Still Hear the..." - 7:03
"Is Everything Relative?" - 7:27

Personnel

Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone, flute
Greg Osby - alto saxophone
Michael Formanek - bass
John Arnold - drums

Notes

The track names are wrong, at least for the first four songs. For instance, "Who's in Control" is "Only Hearsay," "Only Hearsay" is "Pariah's Pariah," and "Zero Tolerance" is "Who's In Control."

References

^ Winter & Winter discography, accessed December 1, 2014
^ ^a ^b Snowden, D., Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2014
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1396. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Astarita, G., AllAboutJazz Review, March 1, 1999