Whatever (Danny Thompson album)

Whatever
Studio album by Danny Thompson
Released	1987
Studio	Magritte Studios, Middlesex, UK
Genre	Folk jazz
Label	Rykomusic
Producer	Dan Priest Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson chronology
Whatever (1987) Whatever Next (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Whatever is the debut solo album by the English double bassist Danny Thompson. It was released by Rykomusic in 1987.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 3.5 stars and its review by Steve Leggett states: "Highlights include the atmospheric "Till Minnie Av Jan", the very Pentangle-like "Swedish Dance," and "Lament for Alex".^[1] The Penguin Guide awarded the album with 4 stars and its review describes the album as: "One of the most intriguing group debuts in British music of the 1980s".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Danny Thompson, Tony Roberts and Bernie Holland except where noted.

1. "Idle Monday" – 4:08
2. "Till Minnie Av Jan" – 4:50
3. "Yucateca" – 5:14
4. "Lovely Joan" (Traditional) – 6:34
5. "Swedish Dance" (Traditional) – 5:44
6. "Lament for Alex" (for Alex Campbell) – 4:42
7. "Crusader" – 5:26
8. "Minor Escapade" – 5:13

Musicians

• Danny Thompson: double bass
• Tony Roberts: tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, Northumbrian pipes, clarinet, flute, sopranina, whistle
• Bernie Holland: guitars, B-H tone harp

References

• Danny-Thompson-Whatever at Discogs