Good Music

Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Saxophonist Wilensky’s latest release is his examination of music for music's sake, his unpretentious "serving the music" recording. Seven of the eleven tunes are chordless trio affairs. A guest guitarist is added on four tracks, including the final one, which also features an accordion. Good Music is a remarkably cohesive set, in spite of its disparate compositional sources, to go along with five strong Wilensky originals. Credit Wilensky's focused musical personality and vision.
If You Like: Sonny Rollins, Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ ‘S Wonderful (5:42) – bass starts> midtempo jam, like a noir soundtrack> sax solo swings up tempo> bass solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> quick stop
*2/ The Morning (5:24) – sax starts> slow sultry jam> guitar solo> slow jam> sax solo> ass solo> slow jam> quick stop
3/ And I Love Her (4:54) – bass starts> slow jam> sax solo> guitar solo> slow jam> fade
4/ Slick (3:17) – bass starts> swings into uptempo jam> bass solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Say What You Really Mean (3:36) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*6/ I Should Care (4:40) – slow sax solo stats> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
7/ Country Mouse (3:33) – sax starts> lively uptempo jam> sax solo> bass/drums duet> uptempo jam> quick stop
*8/ Get Together (4:49) – sax starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
9/ Sway (2:23) – drums start> midtempo jam> quick stop
*10/ Jazz In The Park (4:53) – drums start> midtempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*11/ Adios, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehn (3:08) – sax starts> slow jam, like Moon River> guitar solo> gorgeous sax solo> slow jam> slow fade