Trombonist Steve Turre obviously put a lot of work into this CD for each of the nine selections has its own purpose and the personnel changes on every cut. Turre doubles on the conch shells and on a few numbers utilizes a "shell choir"; in addition, there are often three percussionists, other notable trombonists (including Britt Woodman, Frank Lacy and Robin Eubanks) and such guest soloists as trumpeter Jon Faddis, tenor-saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and pianist Herbie Hancock. With highlights including "Funky-T," Yusef Lateef's "Morning," "Since I Fell for You" (a Woodman feature) and "All Blues," this is a particularly memorable and well-conceived set, one of Turre's best. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG.
Antilles Records, 314 527
159-2, 1995
Recorded, Mixed &
Mastered at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Personnel:
Steve Turre - Trombone
(#1-4,6,8,9), Conch [Shells] (#1-7,9)
Jon Faddis - Trumpet
(#1,5,6), Flugelhorn (#4), Conch [Shells] (#6)
Stanton Davis - Trumpet
(#2,8,9), Flugelhorn (#8), Conch [Shells] (#7)
Aaron Johnson - Trombone
(#9), Conch [Shells] (#3,7,9)
Britt Woodman - Trombone (#3)
Douglas Purviance - Trombone
(#6), Bass Trombone (#2,4,8), Conch [Shells] (#1,5,6)
Frank Lacy - Trombone
(#6,8,9), Conch [Shells] (#1-7)
Jamal Haynes - Trombone
(#6,8,9), Conch [Shells] (#1-7,9)
Robin Eubanks - Trombone
(#6,8,9), Conch [Shells] (#1-7,9)
Pharoah Sanders - Tenor
Saxophone (#1,4)
Herbie Hancock - Piano
(#1,4,6)
Andy Gonzalez - Bass
Kimati Dinizulu - Bass [One
String] (#2), Shekere (#3), Percussion (#5),
Claves (#7), Drums [African]
(#1,4,6,9)
Victor Lewis - Drums
(#1-4,6,8,9), Percussion (#5)
Milton Cardona - Congas
(#1,2,4,6), Shekere (#3,9), Percussion (#5), Timbales, Cowbell (#7)
Jimmy Delgado - Shekere (#3),
Cowbell, Percussion (#9)
Tracks:
1. Funky T {Steve Turre}
(12:58)
2. Morning {Yusef Lateef}
(8:56)
3. Since I Fell For You
{Buddy Johnson} (5:39)
4. Rhythm Within {Steve
Turre} (8:18)
5. Twilight Dreams {Steve
Turre} (3:22)
6. All Blues {Miles Davis}
(9:05)
7. Montuno Caracol {Steve
Turre} (3:00)
8. Body And Soul {Heyman, Eyton, Green, Sour} (8:28)
9. African Shuffle {Steve
Turre} (8:59)
Credits:
Producer - Billy Banks
Executive-Producer - Richard
Seidel
Recording, Mixing &
Mastering - Rudy van Gelder
Assistant Engineer - Maureen
Sickler
Art Direction - David Lau
Design - Giulio Turturro
Illustration - James
Steinberg
Photography - Jimmy Katz
Conductor - Akua Dixon Turre
(#1,2,4-6,8), Rufus Reid (#3,7,9)
Liner Notes, Arranger - Steve
Turre
A Jazz Masterpiece
One of my favourite
jazz albums, if not my favourite jazz album ever. It is also my favourite album
from Turre. What makes it unique: the wonderful sound of shells (conchs), which
is Steve Turre's speciality, an exotic texture, a feeling of both warmth and
freshness, thanks to conchs and congas, to the contrast between conchs and
brass, amazing rhythms and beautiful melodies, especially "Funky-T"
and the wonderful re-interpretation of Miles's Davis standard "All
Blues". The album has an amazing unity, and also unites among the best
jazzmen of our time. ~ by D. Audeon, Amazon.com.
