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JamesBrown

@ 05-01-2005, 16:09

Артист:	Mark Turner
Альбом:	Ballad Session
Жанр:	Classic jazz
Формат файла:	EAC+APE
Ссылка:	CD

01. I loves You Porgy [0:05:42.07]
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
02. Some other Time [0:05:27.05]
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
03. Nefertiti [0:05:45.28]
Wayne Shorter
04. Skylark [0:05:55.45]
Hoagy Carmichael
05. No more [0:02:56.17]
Salvador Camarata / Sydney Keith Russell
06. All or Nothing at All [0:05:20.20]
Arthur Altman / Jack Lawrence
07. Visions [0:05:09.73]
Bobby Hutcherson
08. Alone and I [0:08:06.05]
Herbie Hancock
09. Late Lament [0:06:09.47]
Paul Desmond
10. Jesus Maria [0:04:38.18]
Carla Bley

QUOTE

Mark Turner’sBallad Session presents a tenor saxophonist of extraordinary poise and emotional attunement. Throughout this recording Turner deftly maintains his balance, avoiding sentimentality, presenting a consistently direct emotional response to the compositions and to his fellow musicians. This disc reveals Mark Turner to be a young musician to watch carefully. Pianist Kevin Hays is an especially attentive accompanist whose solos add to the emotional focus of this recording. Bassist Larry Grenadier plays a spare, loping bass that allows plenty of room for interaction. Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel alternates with Hays in the second instrument slot, replacing Hays on about half of the disc’s tracks. He is also an excellent accompanist; his duet work with Turner is a highlight of this recording. Drummer Brian Blade’s presence is low-key and affective throughout; his lack of an intrusive ego is notable. Above this band soars Mark Turner with a clear, bright sound that often emphasizes the higher registers of the tenor. The earthier Zoot Sims provides an interesting comparison to Turner. They both have a harmonic sophistication that results in a sure-footed ability to make every phrase sound as if it were inevitable. Turner has succeeded in developing a band that seems to bring out the best in him. This recording is a dramatic advance from his earlier (1998) somewhat “steely” disc entitledIn This Worldthe difference being the emotional depth of this very fine session. Highly recommended.

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