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Blow Horn
Studio album by FJF
Released	1997
Recorded	October 15, 1995
Studio	Überstudio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:21
Label	Okka Disk
Producer	Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark, John Corbett
Ken Vandermark chronology
Hoofbeats of the Snorting Swine (1996) Blow Horn (1997) A Meeting in Chicago (1997)

Blow Horn is an album by FJF (Free Jazz Four), a quartet formed by Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and American reedist Ken Vandermark with the Chicago's NRG Ensemble rhythm section of bassist Kent Kessler and drummer Steve Hunt. It was recorded in 1995 and released on Okka Disk.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

In his review for AllMusic, Tim Sheridan states: "This is improvised music with little form, but plenty of invention."

Track listing

All compositions by Gustafsson/Hunt/Kessler/Vandermark except as indicated

1. "Dedication" – 13:36
2. "Blow Horn for Service" – 12:12
3. "Biomass" – 6:06
4. "Structure a la Malle (1st Version)" (Gustafsson) – 14:31
5. "Carry Out" – 4:56

Personnel

• Mats Gustafsson – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, French flageolet
• Kent Kessler – bass
• Steve Hunt – drums
• Ken Vandermark – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet

References

1. Blow Horn at Okka Disk
2. ^ Sheridan, Tim. FJF – Blow Horn: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1487. ISBN 0140515216.

• 1997 albums
• Mats Gustafsson albums
• Ken Vandermark albums
• Okka Disk albums