Although this superior set features three of the top Young Lions (tenors Joshua Redman and Javon Jackson and trumpeter Nicholas Payton), along with the fine bassist George Mraz, drummer Elvin Jones, 64 at the time, sounds like the youngest member of the group. The well-rounded CD has individual features for Redman ("Angel Eyes"), Payton ("Body and Soul") and Mraz ("My Romance"), along with the leader (the unaccompanied drum solo "Ding-A-Ling-A-Ling"), and has consistently inspired playing from all of the musicians. An excellent effort. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Not Yet 3:52
Javon Jackson
2 Have You Seen Elveen? 7:40
Nicholas Payton
3 Angel Eyes 8:45
Earl Brent / Matt Dennis
4 Ding-A-Ling-A-Ling 7:18
Elvin Jones
5 Lady Luck 9:27
Thad Jones / Frank Wess
6 The Biscuit Man 3:57
Donald Brown
7 Body And Soul 6:12
Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour
8 Strange 4:12
George Mraz
9 My Romance 6:13
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
10 Youngblood 5:52
Elvin Jones
Credits :
Bass – George Mraz (tracks: 1 to 3,5 to 10)
Drums – Elvin Jones
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Javon Jackson (tracks: 1,2,5,6,8,10), Joshua Redman (tracks: 1 to 3,5,6,8,10)
Trumpet – Nicholas Payton (tracks: 1,2,5 to 8,10)
20.6.24
ELVIN JONES — Youngblood (1992-2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
19.6.24
ELVIN JONES — Jazz Machine (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Tracklist :
1 April 8th 7:03
Composed By – Elvin Jones
2 East Of The Sun 4:06
Composed By – Brooks Bowman
3 Zenzo's Spirit 6:57
Composed By – Keiko Jones
4 A Change Is Gonna Come 5:25
Composed By – Sam Cooke
5 It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing 5:38
Composed By – Duke Ellington
6 Angel Eyes 8:50
Composed By – Matt Dennis
7 Have You Seen Elveen 7:54
Composed By – Nicholas Payton
8 My Romance 6:25
Composed By – Rodgers & Hart
9 A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing/Ask Me Now 9:13
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk
10 Island Birdie 13:02
Composed By – McCoy Tyner
Credits :
Bass – Brad Jones (tracks: 1,2), Cecil McBee (tracks: 3-5,9), Chip Jackson (tracks: 10), George Mraz (tracks: 6,7,8)
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Kent Jordan (tracks: 1,2)
Piano – Willie Pickens (tracks: 1-5,9,10)
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ravi Coltrane (tracks: 1,2,10)
Tenor Saxophone – Javon Jackson (tracks: 1,2,7), Joshua Redman (tracks: 6,7)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Sonny Fortune (tracks: 3-5,9,10)
Trombone – Delfeayo Marsalis (tracks: 3-5,9)
Trumpet – Nicholas Payton (tracks: 1-5,7,9)
31.12.23
RAY BROWN TRIO — Some of My Best Friends Are ... The Sax Players (1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
As a follow-up to bassist Ray Brown's previous record in which he collaborated with several of his favorite pianists, Some of My Best Friends Are...The Sax Players features six major saxophonists (tenors Joe Lovano, Ralph Moore, Joshua Redman and Stanley Turrentine plus altoists Benny Carter and Jesse Davis) on two songs apiece with his regular trio. Although more than 60 years separate the ageless Carter from Redman, each of the saxes originally developed their own voice in the straight-ahead jazz tradition. Highlights of the colorful set include Benny Carter's playful rendition of "Love Walked In," Moore's cooking solo on "Crazeology" (a Benny Harris bop classic which the record mistakenly lists as written by Bud Freeman), Davis ripping through "Moose the Mooche" and Turrentine's romp on the blues "Port of Rico." Pianist Benny Green and drummer Gregory Hutchinson provide suitable accompaniment (Green's solos are consistently excellent) and all dozen of the songs are successful and swinging. As an extra bonus, on the latter part of the CD each of the saxophonists has a brief chat (between 26 seconds and a minute apiece) with Brown about their early influences. There is so much good feeling and obvious mutual respect shown that one wishes these talks were at least twice as long; the Benny Carter segment is most memorable. This well-conceived project is easily recommended. Scott Yanow Tracklist & Credits :
13.11.22
DEWEY REDMAN - Soundsigns (1981) lp | FLAC (tracks), lossless
Recorded at the same sessions that resulted in Musics, this LP (which has not yet been reissued on CD) is actually more exploratory. Tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman interacts with both Mark Helias and Charlie Haden on "Piece for Tenor and Two Basses," swings semi-conventionally on "Half Nelson" (which adds pianist Fred Simmons and drummer Eddie Moore), and engages in some sonic explorations on "Adesso Lo Sai." Strangest of all is "Come Earth," which finds Redman switching to harmonica, the two bassists bowing wildly and Moore playing a musical saw. That number rambles on colorfully but without much direction for ten minutes. Scott Yanow
SIDE A
1 Piece For Tenor And Two Basses 8:23
Bass – Charlie Haden, Mark Helias
Tenor Saxophone – Dewey Redman
2 Half Nelson 10:07
Bass – Mark Helias
Drums – Eddie Moore
Piano – Fred Simmons
Tenor Saxophone – Dewey Redman
SIDE B
1 Adesso Lo Sai 13:59
Bass – Mark Helias
Drums – Eddie Moore
Piano – Fred Simmons
Tenor Saxophone – Dewey Redman
2 Come Earth 8:00
Bass – Charlie Haden, Mark Helias
Cymbal, Saw – Eddie Moore
Harp – Dewey Redman
DEWEY REDMAN ft. JOSHUA REDMAN - African Venus (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
By the time African Venus was recorded in 1992, Dewey Redman was combining the fire of his earlier playing with a gentler, melodic approach. On "Satin Doll," "Mr. Sandman," and "Take the 'A' Train," Redman glides along in a more traditional bop vein, while the title track and Ornette Coleman's "Turnaround" sound more like the fiery Redman of Look for the Black Star or Tarik. Joining Redman on this date are Charles Eubanks (piano), Anthony Cox (bass), Carl Allen (drums), Danny Sadownick (percussion), and Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone), on three tracks. Not an essential disc, but far from a throwaway. Al Campbell
Tracklist :
1 African Venus 9:27
Composed By – Dewey Redman
2 Venus And Mars 7:48
Composed By – Dewey Redman
3 Mr. Sandman 6:54
Composed By – Francis Drake Ballard
4 Echo Prayers 5:53
Composed By – Dewey Redman
5 Satin Doll 8:23
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
6 Take The "A" Train 7:41
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
7 Turnaround 6:25
Composed By – Ornette Coleman
Credits :
Bass – Anthony Cox
Drums – Carl Allen
Percussion – Danny Sadownick
Piano – Charles Eubanks
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Joshua Redman (pistas: 2, 3, 5)
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Suona [Musette] – Dewey Redman
12.11.22
DEWEY REDMAN | JOSHUA REDMAN - Choices (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
This is a curious set for saxophonist Dewey Redman, featuring a killer band that includes bassist Cameron Brown, drummer Leon Parker, and the first appearance of his son, Joshua, on tenor in duet on a couple of tracks. Redman himself is in fine form, playing with all of the deep, steamy lyricism he showcased so brilliantly with Ornette Coleman and in Old and New Dreams, but there is something else too, as evidenced by the track selection, and that is a new reverence for the tradition. Redman was always a melodic player, even in his most fiery avant encounters, but his love for jazz tradition, particularly its formalist considerations, was never really apparent until now. Here Redman selects the nugget "Everything Happens to Me" as the place to showcase his reverential balladic style. Over the course of ten minutes, he allows the hidden blues in the tune to come out and haunt him as he explores each nuance with minimal accompaniment. Also, the Van Heusen nugget "Imagination" is read here with such eloquence, grace, and heartbreaking sensitivity that it's almost a blues. The melodic invention Redman displays here makes this version a contender for being the definitive one. The Eastern edge is here in "O'Besso," with Joshua playing tenor and Dewey playing musette. It begins as a modal Eastern theme onto which the changes are gradually built. The melody seeps out, almost unexpectedly, and becomes a flower of interwoven harmonic figures traded between father and son. There's also plenty of the traditional Redman fire in place too, such as on "Le Clit," the original that was supposed to be recorded for the 1980/1981 sessions he did with Pat Metheny. Whether it was or not is anybody's guess, but it has never surfaced if it was. Here Dewey and Joshua, on alto and tenor, respectively, trade eights in the bridge between their solos and come to grips with a monster of their own creation -- deeply lyric, yes, but also fathomlessly dark and brooding. Finally, Redman's "For Mo" features both men on tenor and it's more of a dovetailing ride than a battle, which is as it should be. The singing goes deep here and Parker and Brown push the pair into corners of rhythmic invention that demand resolution. This is a wonderful and unexpected surprise from Dewey and a welcome entrance onto the scene from Joshua.
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Tracklist :
1 Le Clit 9:09
Dewey Redman
2 Everything Happens to Me 10:27
Tom Adair / Dennis / Matt Dennis
3 O'Besso 14:09
Dewey Redman
4 Imagination 8:15
Burke / Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
5 For Mo 13:25
Dewey Redman
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Dewey Redman (1, 5)
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums – Leon Parker
Musette – Dewey Redman (3)
Tenor Saxophone – Dewey Redman (2), Joshua Redman (1, 4, 5)
5.9.21
ROY HAYNES - Love Letters (2002) APE (image+.cue), lossless
Originally released in Japan on producer Yasohachi Itoh's 88 label, Columbia has licensed several titles from the audiophile label, including this one from veteran hard bop/new thing drummer Roy Haynes. Love Letters gathers an all-star roster, including pianists Kenny Barron and David Kikoski, bassists Dave Holland and Christian McBride, tenor player Joshua Redman, and guitarist John Scofield for a thoroughly solid set of standards. Even as he approaches his eighth decade, Haynes continues to display the drive that has made him an in-demand timekeeper since his tenure with Charlie Parker and Bud Powell. It's evident throughout the entire album, from the rock-ist suggestions of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" to the poignant take on Horace Silver's "Que Pasa." All of the groupings have their shining moments, but Haynes with Holland and Scofield is a combination that demands to be documented further. Recommended. by Wade Kergan
Tracklist :
1 The Best Thing for You 3:47
Irving Berlin
2 That Old Feeling 6:28
Lew Brown / Sammy Fain
3 Afro Blue 7:15
Mongo Santamaria
4 Qué Pasa 7:31
Horace Silver
5 How Deep Is the Ocean? 6:33
Irving Berlin
6 Love Letters 7:42
Edward Heyman / Victor Young
7 My Shining Hour 5:46
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
8 Stompin' at the Savoy 7:13
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra / Edgar Sampson / Chick Webb
9 Shades of Senegal 2 4:18
Roy Haynes
Credits :
Bass – Dave Holland
Drums – Roy Haynes
Guitar – John Scofield
Piano – David Kikoski, Kenny Barron
Tenor Saxophone – Joshua Redman
5.8.20
JOSHUA REDMAN - Wish (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
JOSHUA REDMAN - Joshua Redman (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
JOSHUA REDMAN - Back East (2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
JOSHUA REDMAN - Trios Live (2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
31.7.20
BRAD MEHLDAU - Highway Rider (2010) 2CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Brad Mehldau
2 Don't Be Sad 8:40
Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau
Credits:
Bassoon [Orchestra] – Andrew Radford (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Cello [Orchestra, Principal] – Timothy Landauer (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Cello [Orchestra] – Armen Ksajikian (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Cecilia Tsan (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Martha Lippi (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Rudolph Stein (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Stefanie Fife (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Trevor Handy (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7)
Composed By, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Brad Mehldau
Conductor [Orchestra] – Dan Coleman (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Contrabassoon [Orchestra] – Allen Savedoff (tracks: 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Contractor [Orchestra] – Suzie Katayama
Double Bass [Bass, Orchestra, Principal] – Michael Valerio (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Sue Ranney (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Double Bass [Bass, Orchestra] – David Stone (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Ed Meares (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Oscar Hidalgo (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Timothy Eckert (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Double Bass [Bass] – Larry Grenadier (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8)
Drums – Jeff Ballard (tracks: 1-7, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8), Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 2-3, 2-8)
Horn [Orchestra, Principal] – Brian O'Connor (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Steven Becknell (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Horn [Orchestra] – Dan Kelley (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), John Reynolds (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Mark Adams (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 1-7), Phillip Yao (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Leader [Orchestra] – Dan Coleman
Percussion – Jeff Ballard (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2), Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1-5, 2-1, 2-2)
Piano – Brad Mehldau (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 2-6, 2-8)
Soprano Saxophone – Joshua Redman (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8)
Tenor Saxophone – Joshua Redman (tracks: 1-2, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3)
Viola [Orchestra, Principal] – Bob Becker (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Roland Kato (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7)
Viola [Orchestra] – Andrew Duckles (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Andrew Picken (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Carole Kleister-Castillo (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Denyse Buffum (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Qiang (John) Wang (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Matt Funes (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Victoria Miskolczy (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7)
Violin [Orchestra] – Alyssa Park (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Robert Peterson (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Caroline Campbell (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Dorian Cheah (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Gerardo Hilera (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Jacqueline Brand (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Josefina Vergara (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Julian Hallmark (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Michele Richards (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Natalie Leggett (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Philip Vaiman (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Sara Parkins (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Tereza Stanislav (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Vladimir Polimatidi (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Violin [Orchestra], Concertmaster – Charlie Bisharat (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
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TAMPA RED — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ★ Volume 5 • 1931-1934 | DOCD-5077 (1991) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Abridged from this album’s original booklet notes. This fifth volume of Tampa Red‘s early recordings marks two important events in his caree...