Solo (Leroy Jenkins album)

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "There is a grizzled majesty... a confident conflation of traditions. Tackling 'Giant Steps' and Dizzy's 'Wouldn't You' on solo fiddle and viola bespeaks some courage, but Jenkins skates across those familiar harmonics with breathtaking ease. The recording is up-close and very personal, and anyone who has not encountered his work previously will be captivated." Writing for AllMusic, "Blue" Gene Tyranny called it "an extraordinary CD of solo violin and viola improvisations." ==Track listing==

All compositions by Leroy Jenkins except where indicated. • "Blues #1" - 6:42 • "Um Cha Chi Chum" - 3:58 • "Hipnosis" - 3:37 • "Big Wood" - 7:48 • "Folk Song" - 5:41 • "Off The Top Of My Head" - 4:52 • "Wouldn't You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:27 • "Dive For The Oyster, Dip For The Pearl" - 4:15 • "Keep On Trucking Brother" - 2:50 • "Festival Finale" - 5:31 • "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) - 4:07 • Recorded October 24, 1992 at the Contemporary Arts Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico == Personnel ==

• Leroy Jenkins – violin, viola ==References==