Solid Jazz/Funk from Veteran Horn Man......... Excellent jazz outing from veteran trumpet/flugelhorn man Lew Soloff. With him on this groove are Gil Evans-electric piano, Pete Levin-synthesizer, Hiram Bullock-guitars, Mark Egan-bass, Adam Nussbaum-drums and Manolo Badrena-percussion. Just a stellar lineup. This is an older release from 1985-86 but still remains solid and as strong today as it did upon its release. Soloff was one of the founding members of Blood, Sweat & Tears and has since played with everyone including his own solo projects. The interplay between the musicians is exceptional and Soloff's tone rich sounds never sounded better. They do a take on Well You Needn't and Goodbye Pork Pie Hat from Monk and Mingus respectively that are just stunning works. I am surprised that no one has ever reviewed this release yet. This is a tight outfit with plenty of energy to burn, and they do just that. If you like straight up funky jazz from a super tight ensemble you will love this. All of the musicians are in top form here. I highly recommend this recording. ~ John W. Shearer, 4.0 Stars, Amazon.com.
ProJazz Records, CDJ 601, 1986
Recorded digitally 4th March,
1985 at Clinton Recording Studio, New York
Musicians:
Lew Soloff - Trumpet,
Flugelhorn
Gil Evans - Electric Piano
Pete Levin - Synthesizer
Hiram Bullock - Acoustic
Guitar, Electric Guitar
Mark Egan - Electric Bass
Adam Nussbaum - Drums
Manolo Badrena - Percussion
Tracks:
1. Salazar {Marty Sheller}
(6:30)
2. My Buddy {Walter
Donaldson, Gus Kahn} (4:12)
3. Hanalei Bay {Hiram Bullock} (4:34)
4. A Felicidade {Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes} (4:19)
5. La Toalla {Kenwood
Dennard} (8:34)
6. Emily {Johnny Mandel,
Johnny Mercer} (3:28)
7. Well You Needn't
{Thelonious Monk} (6:05)
8. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
{Charles Mingus} (5:07)
Total Time: 42:51
Credits:
Producer - David Matthews
Executive-Producer -
Shigeyuki Kawashima
Engineer - Tom Jung
Engineer [Assistant] -
Rebecca Everett
Art Direction - Shigo
Yamaguchi
Design - Keiko Ogasawara
Illustration - Goro Sasaki
