Along The Way

reviewed: 2018-01-12
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Chill out with cool jazz. On almost half of the nine tracks on the disc, tenor saxophonist Taylor's close-knit quartet is actually a quintet thanks to the emphatic presence of the renowned tenor saxophonist, Larry McKenna.
If You Like: Bud Shank, Stan Getz
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Make Someone Happy (4:31) - sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> sax duet> quick fade
*2/ Fats Flats (5:09) - drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*3/ On The Trail (6:28) - sax starts> midttempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> fade
4/ Where Are You (9:24) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> slow tempo jam> fade
*5/ People Will Say We're In Love (5:38) - piano starts> fast tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> fast tempo jam with drums interspersed> crescendo end
*6/ The Close Things (5:08) - sax starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> quick fade
7/ There's No You (6:24) - sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> bass/piano duet> midtempo jam> fade
8/ Wild is Love (6:15) - piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> fade
*9/ I Want More (5:42) - saxes start in unison> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> sax solo punctuated by drum fills> uptempo jam> crescendo end