Cosmic Adventure

Cosmic Adventure
Studio album by
Scott Tixier
Released9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Recorded2016
StudiosAvatar, New York City
GenreJazz
Length46:48
LabelSunnyside
ProducerDonald Brown
Scott Tixier chronology
Brooklyn Bazaar
(2012)		 Cosmic Adventure
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About JazzStarStarStarStar
Midwest Recordfavorable
Jazz Quadfavorable
Tower Recordsfavorable
Black Grooves / AAAMCfavorable
Argonautafavorable
JazzDaGamafavorable
The Chimesfavorable
The New York Timesfavorable
Classicalitefavorable
The Village Voicefavorable
Down BeatStarStarStarStarHalf star
Best Albums of 2016 (Down Beat)StarStarStarStarHalf star

Cosmic Adventure is Scott Tixier's second album. It was recorded at Avatar Studios in New York, produced by Donald Brown, following his debut album Brooklyn Bazaar. The single "Dig It (feat. Pedrito Martinez) was available in August 2016 and the full album released on September 9, 2016 by Sunnyside Records.

On September 1, the album was featured by the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) in the Black Grooves September issue.

Cosmic Adventure was selected one of the Best Albums of 2016 by DownBeat magazine.

Track listing

  1. "Maze Walker (feat. Pedrito Martinez)" – 4:11
  2. "Dig It (feat. Pedrito Martinez)" – 6:14
  3. "100,000 Hours" – 4:53
  4. "Troublant Bolero" – 5:23
  5. "Mr Tix" – 5:31
  6. "Misty" – 4:21
  7. "Nil's Landing" – 3:50
  8. "King of Sorrow" – 6:12
  9. "Beam Me to Mars (feat. Chris Potter)" – 5:58

Personnel

Technical credits

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Catalogue
WW 9 September 2016 CD, Music download Sunnyside Records SSC1446

References

  1. ↑ Nadal (2016). "Scott Tixier: Cosmic Adventure". AllABoutJazz. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Spector, Chris (2016). "Cosmic Adventure - Scott Tixier". Midwest Record. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Auskern, Leonid (2016). "Scott Tixier - Cosmic Adventure". Jazz Quad. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ n/a, TowerRecord (2016). "Japanese Review". TR. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Martin, Allie (2016). "AAAMC Review". BG. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ↑ N/A, N/A (2016). "Review". AM. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ↑ N/A, N/A (2016). "JazzDaGama". AM. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Heilman, Maxwell (2016). "The Chimes". The Chimes Newspaper. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Chinen, Nate (2016). "The New York Times". The New York Times Listing. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Greenblatt, Mike (2016). "Come Take a Cosmic Adventure". classicalite review. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Punjabi, Rajul (2016). "Q&A". village voice feature. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Milkowski, Bill (2016). "Beyond". Down Beat. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Milkowski, Bill (2016). "Best Albums of 2016". Down Beat. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Trailer". Make It There =2016. 2016.
  15. ↑ "Sunnyside Records Press Release". Sunnyside Records =2016. 2016.
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  17. ↑ "Sunnyside Records News Feed And Official Twitter". Sunnyside Records. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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  19. ↑ "Sunnyside Records Press Release". AAAMC =2016. 2016.
  20. ↑ "Best Albums of 2016". DownBeat =2016. 2016.
  21. ↑ "Cosmic Adventure". Amazon. Retrieved 1 July 2016.