That's Right!

Reviewed: 2018-12-23
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This is the recording debut of trumpeter Brad Goode’s quintet featuring tenor titan Ernie Watts, and documents the virtuosity and versatility of one of the tightest working bands on the contemporary jazz scene. The album is a powerful showcase for Goode’s ideal quintet as well as the soloing chops and writing skills of each of its members.
If You Like: Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Wynton Kelley
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Half Moon (8:45) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
*2/ Regret (9:07) – drums start> slow jam> trumpet solo> soaring sax solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
***3/ Perplexity (5:35) – drums/trumpet start> uptempo jam> piano solo> sizzling sax solo> wailing trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop & vocal exclamation
*4/ Blues In the Night (5:24) – drums start> midtempo jam with muted trumpet up front> trumpet solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
5/ A Sense of Fairness (6:00) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*6/ Letter From Home (7:01) – drums start> midtempo jam swings uptempo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ We Three (4:31) – piano starts> slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Who Parked the Car? (4:54) – trumpet stars> uptempo jam> piano solo> soaring sax solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> fade
*9/ I Want to Talk About You (4:40) – muted trumpet starts> slow jam> piano solo> muted trumpet solo> slow jam> slow fade
**10/ Jug Ain’t Gone (6:16) - trumpet starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> sax solo> drum fills between short solos> uptempo jam> crescendo end