Sun Rooms is the eponymous debut album by the trio led by American jazz vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz featuring bassist Nate McBride and drummer Mike Reed, which was recorded in 2009 and released on Delmark. They played five Adasiewicz compositions and three covers: "Off My Back Jack" by Hasaan Ibn Ali, from his sole album The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan, "Overtones of China" by Sun Ra and "Warm Valley" by Duke Ellington.[1]

Sun Rooms
Studio album by Jason Adasiewicz
Released	2010
Recorded	November 2008
Studio	Strobe Recording, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:38
Label	Delmark
Producer	Robert G. Koester
Jason Adasiewicz chronology
Varmint (2009) Sun Rooms (2010) Spacer (2011)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]

The Down Beat review by Alain Drouot states "Adasiewicz is a physical player equally at ease with material that requires a more gentle touch. His bell-like and resonant sound does not warrant any potent comparisons in the jazz world."[2]

The All About Jazz review by Nic Jones says "Sure, it's possible to name check both '60s-era Bobby Hutcherson and Walt Dickerson as points of reference, but they serve simply to highlight the fact that Adasiewicz is—for want of a better way of putting it—of a modern persuasion in both his composing and playing."[3]

In a review for JazzTimes Lloyd Sachs notes "Bridging stark minimalism and animated freebop, the music on Sun Rooms is in a state of constant motion—and constant reinvention."[4]

The Point of Departure review by John Litweiler says "Adasiewicz almost always works in larger groups as a sideman. Maybe because of this trio's intimacy, this CD is the best, most revealing improvising I've heard from him."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jason Adasiewicz except as indicated

1. "Get In There" – 3:44
2. "Life" – 6:12
3. "Stake" – 4:43
4. "Rose Garden" – 6:28
5. "You Can't" – 5:55
6. "Off My Back Jack" (Hasaan Ibn Ali) – 7:45
7. "Overtones of China" (Sun Ra) – 4:59
8. "Warm Walley" (Duke Ellington) – 5:52

Personnel

• Jason Adasiewicz - vibraphone
• Nate McBride – bass
• Mike Reed – drums

References