Joshua Redman Quartet - Come What May

[GA Russell]

Artist Title Time     Joshua Redman Quartet Circle of Life 06:55     Joshua Redman Quartet I'll Go Mine 07:14     Joshua Redman Quartet Come What May 06:47     Joshua Redman Quartet How We Do 03:33     Joshua Redman Quartet DGAF 04:49     Joshua Redman Quartet Stagger Bear 06:04     Joshua Redman Quartet Vast 07:49   Joshua Redman Quartet Come What May   IMPACTING NOW   7 time Grammy nominee including Jazz Album of the Year at this year's Grammy Awards for last year's album Still Dreaming   “Mr. Redman’s place is secure as one of the most effusive and engaging tenor saxophonists in straight-ahead jazz. He appears here with three longtime compatriots— he pianist Aaron Goldberg, the bassist Reuben Rogers and the drummer Gregory Hutchinson — all well attuned to his language of elastic tenacity.”—New York Times   Nonesuch Records releases the Joshua Redman Quartet’s Come What May today. This is the first recording in almost two decades for this group of musicians: the recently Grammy–nominated saxophonist and his longtime friends and colleagues pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. Previous releases were Beyond (2000) and Passage of Time (2001). The Quartet, which has toured internationally over the last several years, recorded seven Redman tunes for Come What May.   The Guardian has called Redman “one of the 21st century’s finest jazz improvisers,” and the Boston Globe said of the group’s recent Newport Jazz Festival performance, “There was tenor Joshua Redman with his quartet, showing how to build excitement and get the crowd screaming without pressing or compromising his art.” The Joshua Redman Quartet tours internationally throughout this winter, spring, and summer (US tour dates below).    Redman recently said of Goldberg, Rogers, and Hutchinson, in Denver’s Westword newspaper, “They’re some of my favorite musicians in the world. We’ve played so much over the years and have been together on the road so much, on and off the bandstand, there’s just that sort of camaraderie and friendship and genuine love for and understanding of each other that, for me, [is] the ideal situation for making music. When you have that level of trust and empathy, both musically and personally, it allows you to be truly relaxed and free; and those are really good pre-conditions for magic to potentially happen.   Joshua Redman’s first album on Nonesuch was the Grammy-nominated Momentum (2005). His other releases on the label include Back East, Compass, and Trios Live, all of which explore the trio format; MoodSwing(1994, re-issued); Walking Shadows (2013), his first recording to include an orchestral ensemble; The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (2015), a collaboration with the acclaimed trio; Nearness (2016), a duo album with longtime friend and collaborator Brad Mehldau; and the 2018 Grammy–nominated Still Dreaming—an album inspired by his father Dewey Redman’s 1976–1987 band, Old and New Dreams.   Redman currently tours with his trio with Rogers and Hutchinson; his quartet; Still Dreaming, with Ron Miles, Scott Colley and Brian Blade; and occasionally with the collaborative group James Farm, with Aaron Parks, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland. James Farm has two releases on Nonesuch: their 2011 self-titled album and 2014’s City Folk.   Joshua Redman Quartet, Come What May 1. Circle Of Life 2. I’ll Go Mine 3. Come What May 4. How We Do 5. DGAF 6. Stagger Bear 7. Vast         Joshua Redman US Tour    MARCH 29 Swyer Theatre Albany, New York Joshua Redman Quartet featuring Aaron Goldberg, Reuben Rogers & Gregory Hutchinson   MARCH 30 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, Massachusetts Joshua Redman Quartet featuring Aaron Goldberg, Reuben Rogers & Gregory Hutchinson   MARCH 31 Sanders Theatre Cambridge, Massachusetts Joshua Redman Quartet at Sanders Theatre   APRIL 2 Blue Note New York, New York Joshua Redman Quartet at Blue Note   APRIL 3–7 Blue Note New York, New York Joshua Redman Quartet at Blue Note   APRIL 11 Folly Theater Kansas City, MO Joshua Redman Quartet   APRIL 13 Hopkins Center Hopkins, MN Joshua Redman Quartet   www.joshuaredman.com

 

[cliffpeterson]

caught part of his set in Albany last night. what I heard was great

[Robert Middleton]

This is the best Redman album I've heard in some time. It really sings. Like it quite a bit better than last year's Still dreaming.