Reviewed: 2018-06-28
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Joshua Redman is back with a new quartet and new album, Still Dreaming, which features Ron Miles on cornet, Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums. The four musically and emotionally explore the many connections between the band members and the group, Old and New Dreams, a group composed of tenor saxophone player Dewey Redman (Joshua’s father), bassist Charlie Haden, cornet player Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell. The music is full of heritage, but still moves the sound and colors of the music to today’s jazz language and vitality.
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Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ New Year (6:37) – cornet starts> midtempo jam> quick fast burst of sax/cornet> midtempo jam> sax solo> cornet solo> drum solo> midtempo jam> quick fast burst of sax/cornet> midtempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Unanimity (5:09) – cornet starts> fast jam> sax solo> fast jam> cornet solo> fast jam> quick stop
3/ Haze And Aspirations (5:56) – bass solo starts> slow jam> sax solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
*4/ It’s Not The Same (2:44) – bass/drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
*5/ Blues For Charlie (6:50) – sax starts> slow jam> cornet/sax duet goes wild> midtempo jam> cornet solo> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> fade
**6/ Playing (5:17) – sax/cornet interplay starts> slow jam swings into uptempo jam> soaring cornet solo> cornet/sax duet> quick stop
7/ Comme Il Faut (3:26) – bass starts> slow jam> sax solo> cornet solo> fade
8/ The Rest (5:56) – sax starts> slow jam> slow build in volume & intensity> crescendo> false stop> pause> midtempo jam & fade