# Facing Left > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Facing_Left > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Facing_Left.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facing_Left > Source revision: 1320078961 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2000 studio album by Jason Moran Facing Left Studio album by Jason Moran Released June 27, 2000 Recorded January 15–16, 2000 Studio Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY Genre Jazz Length 56:49 Label Blue Note Producer Greg Osby for Oztone Productions Jason Moran chronology Soundtrack to Human Motion (1999) Facing Left (2000) Black Stars (2001) ***Facing Left*** is the second album led by American pianist and composer [Jason Moran](/source/Jason_Moran_(musician)) which was recorded in 2000 and released on the [Blue Note](/source/Blue_Note_Records) label.[1][2] ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4] The [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) review by David R. Adler said "It's no easy task following up a brilliant debut like *Soundtrack to Human Motion*, but pianist Jason Moran does admirably well with this effort".[3] [All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz) reviewer Jim Santella said, "Jason Moran has sidestepped the critics with his modern mainstream approach that blends in elements from all over the spectrum ... Moran’s second album ignores the critics. Rather than display lingering, romantic melodies on his sleeve, the pianist has chosen to continue with what he does best. Like his early influence Thelonious Monk and his teachers Jaki Byard & Richard Muhal Abrams, Jason Moran applies a considerable amount of energy to each piece. That force tends to weave several lines at once, while involving his bassist and drummer in every aspect. Together, they explore and come up with unpredictable displays every time".[5] In *[JazzTimes](/source/JazzTimes)*, [Peter Margasak](/source/Peter_Margasak) wrote "it’s impossible not to view him as one of the most striking originals to emerge in jazz in years. With rare technical assurance and a bold sense of vision, Moran has made a record for the ages".[6] ## Track listing All compositions by Jason Moran except where noted 1. "Later" ([Duke Ellington](/source/Duke_Ellington)) – 5:45 1. "Thief Without Loot" – 2:44 1. "[Jóga](/source/J%C3%B3ga)" ([Björk](/source/Bj%C3%B6rk), [Sjón](/source/Sj%C3%B3n)) – 6:01 1. "Wig Wise" (Ellington) – 3:24 1. "Yojimbo" (Motaru Sato) – 3:15 1. "Another One" (Tarus Mateen) – 5:38 1. "Lies Are Sold" – 5:10 1. "Murder of Don Fanucci" ([Carmine Coppola](/source/Carmine_Coppola)) – 4:04 1. "Twelve" ([Jaki Byard](/source/Jaki_Byard)) – 5:53 1. "Three of the Same from Two Different" – 1:47 1. "Fragment of a Necklace" – 5:41 1. "Battle of the Cattle Acts" – 3:03 1. "Gangsterism on Wood" – 4:24 ## Personnel - [Jason Moran](/source/Jason_Moran_(musician)) – piano, Hammond B3 organ, Fender Rhodes piano - [Tarus Mateen](/source/Tarus_Mateen) – bass - [Nasheet Waits](/source/Nasheet_Waits) – drums ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Blue_Note_album_details_1-0)** [Blue Note: album details](http://www.bluenote.com/artists/jason-moran/facing-left) accessed June 7, 2018 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Jazzdisco: Jason Moran catalog](https://www.jazzdisco.org/jason-moran/catalog/#blue-note-7243-5-23884-2-4) accessed June 7, 2018 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-1) Adler, David R.. [Jason Moran – *Facing Left* - Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000609121) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Penguin_4-0)** [Cook, Richard](/source/Richard_Cook_(journalist)); [Morton, Brian](/source/Brian_Morton_(Scottish_writer)) (2008). *[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)* (9th ed.). [Penguin](/source/Penguin_Books). p. 1036. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-141-03401-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-141-03401-0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AAJ_5-0)** Santella, Jim. ["Jason Moran: *Facing Left*"](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/facing-left-jason-moran-blue-note-records-review-by-jim-santella.php). *Musical reviews*. [All About Jazz](/source/All_About_Jazz). Retrieved June 7, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Margasak, P. [JazzTimes Review](https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/jason-moran-facing-left/) accessed June 7, 2018 v t e Jason Moran Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. As leader Soundtrack to Human Motion (1998) Facing Left (2000) Black Stars (2001) Modernistic (2002) The Bandwagon (2002) Same Mother (2004) Artist in Residence (2006) Ten (released 2010) All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (2014) With Charles Lloyd Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (co-led, 2012) Passin' Thru (2016) With others Baida (Ralph Alessi, 2012) A Cloud of Red Dust (Stefon Harris, 1997) Live at Tonic (Christian McBride, 2005) Lost in a Dream (Paul Motian, 2009) Friendly Fire (Joe Lovano and Greg Osby, 1998) Banned in New York (Greg Osby, 1997) Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Henry Threadgill, 2015) Refraction – Breakin' Glass (Trio 3, 2012) Loverly (Cassandra Wilson, 2007) Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Facing Left](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facing_Left) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facing_Left?action=history)). 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