Having both cut his teeth and
come into his own with Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, and Yusef Lateef,
among others, pianist Kenny Barron began to carve out what has proven to be a
lengthy and fruitful solo career by 1973. This fine duo outing, which has Ron
Carter and Michael Moore trading off on bass, certainly shows Barron was in
full control of his vigorous and tuneful style by the mid-'80s. Cut for the
independent Black Hawk label before Barron would eventually find more exposure
via such high-profile companies as Enja and Verve, 1 + 1 + 1 features a tasty
program of numbers by Monk, Ellington, Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, and others. Of
particular note are Barron and Carter's treatments of the Gershwin opener,
"The Man I Love," and Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way."
Carter also contributes the lone original here, "United Blues," which
features Moore handling the bass duties. Topped off with a fine solo
exploration of "Round Midnight" (Barron has to be one of the best
modern interpreters of Monk's work), 1 + 1 + 1 is certainly a must for fans of
contemporary hard bop. ~ by Stephen Cook, AMG.
BlackHawk Records, BKH 50601,
1984
Recorded 23rd &
24th April, 1984 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Personnel:
Kenny Barron - Piano (All),
Solo (#B3)
Ron Carter - Bass
(#A2,A3,B2,B4)
Michael Moore - Bass
(#A1,A4,B1)
Tracks:
A1. The Man I Love {George
Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (5:13)
A2. United Blues {Ron Carter}
(3:37)
A3. Prelude To A Kiss {Duke
Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills} (5:13)
A4. C Jam Blues {Barney
Bigard, Duke Ellington} (4:22)
B1. In Your Own Sweet Way
{Dave Brubeck} (6:02)
B2. Giant Steps {John
Coltrane} (3:06)
B3. 'Round Midnight {Bernie
Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams} (6:29)
B4. Beautiful Love {Victor
Young} (4:00)
Credits:
Executive Producer - Don H.
Nelson, Karen J. Nelson
Producer, Art Direction -
Joanne Klein
Recording Engineer - Rudy van
Gelder
Design - Neon De Fall
Graphics
Photography [Front] - J.R.
Jones
Photography [Back] - Scott Sternbach
