Ernie Krivda - Perdido '1997

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Ernie Krivda has achieved a reputation as a strikingly original and adventurous
tenor saxophonist whose phrasing is often staccato-ish and whose solos are full
of extroverted emotions. While he has recorded some standards during the past 20
years, he tends to make them sound quite fresh and new. This CD, therefore, is a
major surprise. Krivda is heard at the head of a conventional 19-piece big band
which swings its way through such tunes as In a Mellotone, Leave Us Leap (a hit
for Gene Krupa in 1945), Deed I Do And Quincy Jones Jessicas Day. The dozen
arrangements are by Thad Jones, Bob Florence, Oliver Nelson, Al Cohn, Quincy
Jones, Marty Paich, Ed Finckel, Grady Tate, Bill Holman and Ernie Wilkins, and
the playing is very much in the mainstream big band tradition. There are no
hints of Krivdas adventurous past so the project instead serves as an
opportunity to hear how well he can play in the older style. Many of the sidemen
have opportunities to solo and, although the personnel is mostly obscure
(best-known among the other players is trumpeter Brad Goode), the musicianship
is excellent and the ensembles are consistently exciting. The leader (who is
showcased on Well Be Together Again and has a liberal amount of solos elsewhere)
plays more conservative than usual but still sounds fairly distinctive. Easily
recommended to fans of swinging big bands.

Tracks:

01. Back Bone (T.Jones) - 7:40
02. Perdido (Tizol) - 8:11
03. Well Be Together Again (Fischer-Laine) - 4:27
04. In a Mellowtone (Ellington) - 7:57
05. The Big Cat (Cohn) - 4:39
06. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg) - 6:30
07. Leave Us Leap (Finkel) - 2:40
08. Deed I Do (Hirsch-Rose) - 6:54
09. The Song Is You (Kern) - 3:02
10. Jump the Blues Away (Cohn) - 3:32
11. Jessicas Day (Q.Jones) - 3:51
12. Big Bad Band (Wilkins) - 6:08 

Personnel:

Ernie Krivda - leader, tenor saxophone
Keith Powell, Brad Goode, Matt Shulman, Steve Enos - trumpet
Dave Sterner, Dick Ingersoll - alto saxophone
Tom First, Jason Rigby - tenor saxophone
Bernie Pelsmajer - baritone saxophone
Garney Hicks, Chris Anderson, Gary Carney, George Carr - trombone
Phil Pike - bass trombone
Mark Kieswetter - piano
Lee Bush - rhythm guitar
Sheri Luchetti - bass
J.R. Richley - drums

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