Septober Energy

Septober Energy
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1971
RecordedJune 1971
StudioWessex, London
GenreJazz fusion, jazz rock, free jazz, progressive rock
Length85:23
LabelNeon (RCA)
ProducerRobert Fripp
US album cover (RCA)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Septober Energy is the only album of the jazz/progressive rock big band Centipede. Produced by Robert Fripp under the musical direction of Keith Tippett, it was originally released 1971 in the UK as a double LP, and 1974 in the US with a different cover. The album was recorded at Wessex Studios, London during three days in June 1971. The album is a four-part suite consisting of four tracks of about 20 minutes each.

A remastered CD release (from the original master tapes), using the USA cover, was released in 2000 by BGO. All previous authorized CD releases (on the What Next? and Disconforme labels) were mastered from vinyl sources.

Septober Energy - Part 4 is based on the instrumental track Green and Orange Night Park that was part of The Keith Tippett Group's 1970 album Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening.

Another version, titled Septober Energy and including vocals, can be found on the album The Bristol Concert by Mujician and The Georgian Ensemble, recorded 1991.

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. Septober Energy at AllMusic
  2. ^ All About Jazz review
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1403. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.