The Short Form

The Short Form is an album by American jazz trumpeter Raphe Malik, which was recorded live at the Fire in the Valley Festival in 1996 and released on the Eremite label. He leads a quartet with tenor saxophonist Glenn Spearman, bassist George Langford and drummer Dennis Warren.^[1]

The Short Form
Live album by Raphe Malik
Released	1997
Recorded	July 27, 1996
Venue	UMASS, Amherst, Massachusetts
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:47
Label	Eremite
Producer	Michael Ehlers
Raphe Malik chronology
Sirens Sweet & Slow (1994) The Short Form (1997) ConSequences (1999)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "This date was an evening that revealed to an enthralled audience what speaking in tongues was all about. As evidenced by The Short Form, Malik should be recorded as a leader far more often than he is. It's simply stunning."^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "Energy-music followers will love The Short Form, a concert recording that pares the band back to a quartet and lets them explode."^[3]

In his review for JazzTimes John Murph notes "Malik's terse tone, blurry trumpet flurries blast through an arresting set of originals that boils with eruptive intensity."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Raphe Malik

1. "Invocation: Spiel City" – 8:00
2. "Ray (Thine Own)" – 10:00
3. "Civilization After Coltrane" – 13:03
4. "Big G" – 7:36
5. "Hightail" – 4:57
6. "Gem Stone" – 7:16
7. "Grab Bag of Crabs on the Bayou" – 7:55

Personnel

• Raphe Malik – trumpet
• Glenn Spearman – tenor sax
• George Langford – bass
• Dennis Warren - drums