Mese: Febbraio 2009

Branford Marsalis – Scenes in the City

scenes-in-the-cityE’ stato pubblicato nel 1984 ed è il primo album di Branford Marsalis; i musicisti che suonano con lui sono :
Branford Marsalis – Saxophones
Mulgrew Miller – Piano
Kenny Kirkland – Piano
Marvin Smith – Drums
Jeff “Tain” Watts – Drums
Ron Carter – Bass
Ray Drummond – Bass
Charnett Moffett –Bass
Phil Bowler – Bass
Robin Eubanks – Trombone
John Longo – Trumpet
Wendell Price – Narrator

Tra i brani di spicco di questo album mi sento di segnalare: No Sidestepping e Solstice
Comunque un bellissimo album, molto improvvisato dove Jeff  Tain Watts è un portento a dare la carica che serve.

Billy Hart – Oshumare

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Questo disco è di difficile reperibilità perchè ho il dubbio che non sia stato ristampato, ma dopo tante ricerche sono riuscito ad averlo. E’ un disco particolare, quasi jazz ma passa alla fusion in certi momenti, sicuramente la lunga ricerca è stata premiata soprattutto per il brano Chance.

BILLY HART: OSHUMARE
GRAMAVISION, 18-8502-2(CD)
(C)(P)1985 GRAMAVISION INC., USA
RECORDED: 1985
RELEASED: 1985, USA
J-ISSUED: CANYON RECORDS, D32Y0054(CD)
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 21, 1985, JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
“Duchess” and “Lorca” arranged by Mark Grey
Produced by David Baker and Mark Grey
Executive Producer: Jonathan F.P.Rose
Recorded at Secrets Sound, 1985; Engineered by David Baker
Mixed by David Baker at Gramavision Studio, 1985
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, June 1985
Cover Art: “African Folklove” by Z.K.Oloruntuba
from the collection of Ornette Coleman.
Liner Photo: Ira Berger; Design: Neal Pozner
Gramavision Productions Coordinator: Tom Finch
Billy Hart plays Pearl drums
Dave Holland and Bill Frisell appears courtesy of ECM Records
Kevin Eubanks appears courtesy of GRP Records
Didier Lockwood appears courtesy of JMS Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
Jahabi Billy Hart    :    drums
Dave Holland    :    strings bass
Branford Marsalis    :    tenor saxophone
Steve Coleman    :    alto saxophone
Bill Frisell    :    electric guitar
Kevin Eubanks    :    electric guitar
Kenny Kirkland    :    keyboards
Mark Gray    :    keyboards
Didier Lockwood    :    violin

Arturo Sandoval – I Remember Clifford

sandovalQuesto album è stato pubblicato nel 1992 sotto l’etichetta GRP ed è il suo diciasettesimo CD, ed è un omaggio a Clifford Brown morto prematuramente in un incidente di auto.
Questo album ha preso 2 nomination nel 1992 per il Grammy Awards ed è stato incluso da Leonard Feather come tra i migliori 10 album del 1992.

Musicisti:
* Arturo Sandoval, Trumpet
* Kenny Kirkland, Piano
* Charnett Moffett, Bass
* Kenny Washington, drums
* Ernie Watts, Tenor Saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 10)
* David Sánchez, Tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 6, 8)
* Ed Calle, Tenor Saxophone (track 2)
* Félix Gómez, Keyboards (track 5)
* Gary Lindsay, Arrangements (except on track 9)
* Alberto Naranjo, Arrangement on Jordu

Lista Brani:
1. Daahoud (Brown, 4:57)
2. Joy Spring (Brown, 5:42)
3. Parisian Thoroughfare (B. Powell, 5:57)
4. Cherokee (Ray Noble, 5:07)
5. I Remember Clifford (B. Golson, 4:11)
6. The Blues Walk (Brown, 6:45)
7. Sandu (Brown, 5:17)
8. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Cole Porter, 5:11)
9. Jordu (Duke Jordan, 8:25)
10. Caravan (Ellington, Mills, Tizol, 4:26)
11. I Left This Space For You (Sandoval, 5:53)