Steve Turre - Woodys Delight '2012

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[6:46] 01. Steve Turre - Woodys Delight
[7:08] 02. Steve Turre - Something For Sweets
[8:02] 03. Steve Turre - In Retrospect
[4:07] 04. Steve Turre - Luna
[6:26] 05. Steve Turre - Annettes For Sure
[8:38] 06. Steve Turre - Adios Mi Amigo
[7:21] 07. Steve Turre - Mannys Mambo
[8:17] 08. Steve Turre - 3 For Woody
[10:48] 09. Steve Turre - Brother Bob

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
Total length: 01:07:24
Main artist: Steve Turre
Composer: Various Composers
Label: HighNote Records
Genre: Jazz, Bebop
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
(с) HighNote Records, Inc.

Trombonist and master of musical shells Steve Turre has been playing
professionally since he was 13, working with a variety of bandleaders including
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ray Charles, and Chico Hamilton, although he credits his
musical maturity to his eight-year tenure with trumpeter Woody Shaw (which began
when he was in his thirties). Turre recorded 14 albums with Shaw and it is to
Shaws influence and memory that the albums title refers. Turre wrote eight of
the nine compositions here. The wildly diverse program includes five trumpeters
-- Claudio Roditi, Jon Faddis, Wallace Roney, Chocolate Armenteros, and Freddie
Hendrix -- three keyboard players, four bass players (including Buster
Williams), two drummers, and three bongo, timbales, and conga percussionists.
Faddis fiery acrobatics are heard on the title track -- a skittering, jaunty
blues in G-minor -- and on Something for Sweets (for Harry Sweets Edison), a
strolling Basie-esque blues where both Faddis and Turre use mutes. Roney is
showcased on In Retrospect, a shimmering, mysterious, ethereal ballad that Turre
wrote for him, reflecting the influence of Miles Davis on the trumpeter. Roney
also appears on Luna, which reflects the influence of Shaws ambitious
compositional style and use of extreme harmonic intervals on Turre. Perhaps the
most beautiful entry on the set is Roditis jazz-samba Annettes for Sure, with
bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca (who also plays berimbau).
Together the band creates an authentic samba atmosphere that is underscored by
Venezuelan pianist Luis Perdomo and Turres shells. There is a killer Latin
number here too in Mannys Mambo, dedicated to Oquendo -- Turre also spent time
in Conjunto Libre. The trumpeter here is 83-year-old legend Chocolate
Armenteros. Both men and pianist Perdomo play moñas like the house is burning
down, as percussionists and drummer underscore the joyous dance feel. Adios Mi
Amigo is a Latin ballad written for Turres late colleague and friend, pianist
Hilton Ruiz. Roditis solo is achingly beautiful and is underscored by Turres use
of the plunger mute and Andy Gonzalezs bassline. Youthful up-and-comer Hendrix
is showcased on the final two cuts here, the modal 3 for Woody, and the deep,
bluesy swing of Brother Bob. Woodys Delight is not a mere tribute to Shaws
influence on Turre (though that would be enough); it displays the trombonists
wide angle and ambitious compositional and arranging skills with true flourish.
The music here is all soulfully articulated and expertly performed, the album
some of Turres finest work.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo






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