Yam Yam is an album by the Mark Turner Quintet released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1995.[3] It was Turner's debut recording as a leader.[4] It was re-issued as a double LP in 2022.[4]

Yam Yam
Studio album by Mark Turner
Released	May 2, 1995 (1995-05-02)
Recorded	December 12, 1994, PRM Studio, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:29
Label	Criss Cross
Producer	Gerry Teekens
Mark Turner chronology
Yam Yam (1995) The Music of Mercedes Rossy (1998)

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All compositions by Mark Turner except as indicated.

1. "Tune Number One" – 9:00
2. "Cubism" (Kurt Rosenwinkel) – 7:16
3. "Yam Yam I" – 10:47
4. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 6:10
5. "Isolation" – 7:07
6. "Subtle Tragedy" (Brad Mehldau) – 9:59
7. "Zürich" – 7:49
8. "Blues" – 5:58
9. "Yam Yam II" – 7:20

Personnel

• Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
• Larry Grenadier – double bass
• Jorge Rossy – drums

References