Rubisa Patrol is an album by American jazz pianist Art Lande recorded in May 1976 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet features trumpetr Mark Isham and rhythm section Bill Douglass and Glenn Cronkhite.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This recording, with the short lived ensemble Rubisa Patrol, may someday be considered as one of the classic ECM recordings of all time... This is contemporary improvised music nonpareil, a relaxed, well-paced program that is here to soothe and reassure you."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Art Lande except as indicated.

Side I
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Celestial Guests / Many Chinas"	Mark Isham Traditional	9:57
2.	"Jaimi's Birthday Song"		3:39
3.	"Romany"	Glenn Cronkhite	8:42
4.	"Bulgarian Folk Tune"	Traditional	1:00
Total length:			23:18

Side II
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Corinthian Melodies"		8:37
2.	"For Nancy"	Isham	6:06
3.	"Jaimi's Birthday Song"		2:48
4.	"A Monk in His Simple Room"		5:16
Total length:			22:47 46:04

Personnel

Rubisa Patrol

Art Lande – piano
Mark Isham – trumpet, flugelhorn soprano saxophone
Bill Douglass – bass, flute, bamboo flute
Glenn Cronkhite – drums, percussion

References

^ ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011
^ ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 863. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.