kdd Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 Usually not much for recent recordings but liked this one a lot. Hard bop played with fire and imagination and not at all derivative to these ears. Anyone else check this out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 Yes, I have it and like it quite a bit. Also liked the previous album with Freddie H but if anything this is better. Highlight for me was Joe Chambers usual pristine contribution on track 2 ('A Little Twist'), which is a very fine David Weiss arrangement with great Craig Handy soprano solo. 'Abdullah's Demeanor' and 'The Dove' are also both intricate and thoughtfull arrangements, again with good solo work by Xavier Davis. Amazing what you can achieve with an octet given good arrangements .. The general feel of the album reminds me a bit of Joe Chambers 'Mirrors' release on BN of a few years back and in general there's a bit of a mid-sized BN group feel to this session. Recommended ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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