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Jazzyguy - You are listening through your catalogue of albums alphabetically?
CHARLIE HADEN NIGHT AND THE CITY WITH KENNY BARRON
Speaking of Kenny Barron . . do hasten to get a hold of "Live at Fat Tuesday's" on the Enja label. He's fronting a quintet this time out with 70 minutes of playing time some of which is flat out balls to the wall burning up the joint! Sample "Lunacy", "Sand Dune" or "Something for Ramone". The latter is more mellow, but not by much, with a tight groove.
The tunes range from sweet, as in "Trued Right", or abstract bluesy, as on "Arborization", to clever rhythm-shifting in the phantastic and genre-crossing "The Kreuzberg Variations" to powerplay on "Comeling". There is madness to be heard, yet controlled or contained, and joined with some more universal feelings as melancholy and tenderness. The variation is great, as are the compositions, almost equally divided among the members of the trio.The line-up is unusual too (check on the "Sax Piano Drums Trio" in the right column to get to know more of them), yet one that works extremely well because it offers harmonic, rhythmic and a wealth of solo opportunities, while keeping the improvisational freedom of a small ensemble.In any case, great stuff, and not to be missed.
Speaking of Kenny Barron . . do hasten to get a hold of "Live at Fat Tuesday's" on the Enja label. He's fronting a quintet this time out with 70 minutes of playing time some of which is flat out balls to the wall burning up the joint! Sample "Lunacy", "Sand Dune" or "Something for Ramone". The latter is more mellow, but not by much, with a tight groove. [/quote I think the Enja label has been out of print for several years.I have an Elvin Jones Record from that label. In any case I haven't seen it around.Thank you for the tip.