Henderson, Eddie / Be Cool
Album: Be Cool   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Henderson, Eddie   Added:May 2018
Label:Smoke Sessions  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-05-21 Pull Date: 2018-07-23 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jul 22 Jul 15 Jul 8 Jun 24 Jun 3
Airplays: 1 1 3 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 05, 2021: No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jul 5, 2018)
Loft Funk
4. Jul 19, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Naima
2. Jul 18, 2021: No Cover, No Minimum: Monday Edition (rebroadcast from Jul 2, 2018)
The Moontrane
5. Jul 09, 2018: Old fart at Play
Toys
3. Jul 26, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Loft Funk
6. Jul 06, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Toys

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-05-11
Reviewed: 2018-05-11
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Cool is one thing that Eddie Henderson always is – as his sense of tone and timing just seem to get better and better as the years go on – and that's saying a lot, given that Eddie's legacy goes way back to the 70s! Henderson is one who seems to always set a new bar for his playing as time passes by. That sense of cool is definitely in place here, as is Henderson's subtle swing, even on the ballads , as Eddie works in a tight quintet. Including pianist Kenny Barron
If You Like: Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, George Cables, Wynton Kelly, Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Smoke Screen (4:38) – piano starts> jumping uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*2/ Be Cool (5:02) – horns start> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
3/ After You’ve Gone (7:07) – piano starts> slow jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
**4/ Loft Funk (7:03) – piano/drums start> uptempo funky jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*5/ Fran Dance (6:24) – muted trumpet starts> slow jam swings up to midtempo> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*6/ The Moontrane (5:30) –piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo swings uptempo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam with interspersed drum solo> crescendo end
7/ Naima (7:12) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
8/ The Sand Castle Head Hunter (6:46) – bass starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
9/ Nightride (8:41) – piano starts> midtempo jam>trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> fade
*10/ Toys (6:44) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> sax solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*11/ Easy Living (5:48) – piano starts> slow jam> muted trumpet solo> piano solo> slow fade
12/ Dla Juzi (6:51) – piano starts> slow tempo> trumpet solo> piano solo>slow jam> slow fade

Track Listing
1. Smoke Screen   7. Naima
2. Be Cool   8. The Saoysle Head Hunter
3. After You've Gone   9. Nightride
4. Loft Funk   10. Toys
5. Fran Dance   11. Easy Living
6. The Moontrane   12. Dia Juzi