I Can't Put My Finger on It

I Can't Put My Finger on It
I Can't Put My Finger on It
Studio album by Miniature
Released	1991
Recorded	January 1991
Studio	Sorcerer Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:59
Label	JMT; JMT 849 147
Producer	David Breskin, Ron Saint Germain
Tim Berne chronology
Hank Roberts chronology

I Can't Put My Finger on It is the second and last album by Miniature, drummer Joey Baron, saxophonist Tim Berne and cellist Hank Roberts, which was recorded in 1991 and released on the JMT label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook stated: "The result here is a corralled mix of bop, free jazz, soundtrack ambience, and funk, all wrapped in Berne's cerebrally swinging sound. And while not a substitute for one of Berne's or Baron's solo outings of the '90s, I Can't Put My Finger on It will still please fans of the New York downtown jazz sound."^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings praised the album, writing that it had an edge over their debut.^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Tim Berne except as indicated

"Zilla" - 2:34
"Jersey Devil" (Hank Roberts) - 5:32
"P.G. Suggested" (Joey Baron) - 6:30
"Combat" - 13:30
"Aspetta" (Baron) - 7:16
"Lowball" - 3:45
"Luna" - 9:17
"Bullfrog Breath" (Roberts) - 10:19
"Who's Vacant?" (Baron) - 5:27
"Weasels in the Bush" (Roberts) - 9:32
"Dink*" (Baron) - 1:19

Personnel[edit]

Tim Berne - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Hank Roberts - cello, jazz-a-phone fiddle, voice
Joey Baron - drums, membranophone, shakatronics

References[edit]

^ Tim Berne discography, accessed October 14, 2014
^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 14, 2014
^ Hank Roberts discography Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 14, 2014
^ ^a ^b Cook, S., Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2014
^ ^a ^b The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.). Penguin Books. 2008. p. 84.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 436.

[1] Tim Berne discography, accessed October 14, 2014

[2] Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 14, 2014

[3] Hank Roberts discography Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 14, 2014

[Allmusic-4] Cook, S., Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2014

[PG-5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.). Penguin Books. 2008. p. 84.

[CL-6] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 436.

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v t e Joey Baron
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Miniature (with Hank Roberts and Tim Berne, 1988) I Can't Put My Finger on It (with Hank Roberts and Tim Berne, 1991) Tongue in Groove (1991) Crackshot (1995) Down Home (1997) We'll Soon Find Out (1999)
Live albums	Just Listen (2008) Live! (with Irène Schweizer, 2015)
Related articles	Naked City Masada

v t e Tim Berne
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Songs and Rituals in Real Time (1982) The Ancestors (1983) Theoretically (with Bill Frisell, 1984) Miniature (with Joey Baron and Hank Roberts, 1988) Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales (1989) Pace Yourself (1990) I Can't Put My Finger on It (with Joey Baron and Hank Roberts, 1991) Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) (1992) Nice View (1993) Open, Coma (with Herb Robertson and Marc Ducret, 2000) The Shell Game (2001) Science Friction (2001) Snakeoil (2011) Shadow Man (2013) You've Been Watching Me (2014) Incidentals (2014)
Live albums	Inference (with Marilyn Crispell, 1992) Lowlife: The Paris Concert (1994) Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert (1994) Memory Select: The Paris Concert (1994) Big Satan (with Marc Ducret and Tom Rainey, 1996) Unwound (1996) Visitation Rites (1996) Discretion (1997) Saturation Point (1997) Seconds (1997) Please Advise (1998) The Sublime And (2003) Electric and Acoustic Hard Cell Live (2004) Feign (2005) Pre-Emptive Denial (2005) Livein Cognito (as Big Satan, 2006) The Veil (with Jim Black and Nels Cline, 2009)
Related articles	Screwgun Records Big Satan

v t e Hank Roberts
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	Black Pastels (1987) Miniature (with Joey Baron and Tim Berne, 1988) Birds of Prey (1990) I Can't Put My Finger on It (with Joey Baron and Tim Berne, 1991) Little Motor People (1992) Green (2007)
with Arcado String Trio	Arcado (1989) Behind the Myth (1990) For Three Strings and Orchestra (1991)