Tim Warfield - A Cool Blue

Styles: Saxophone Jazz

Label: criss cross

Year: 1994

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 69:50

Size: 160,1 MB

Art: Front

( 6:54)  1. Titi Boom I

(10:03)  2. Summertime

( 8:23)  3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was

(11:39)  4. Dedicated To You

( 7:28)  5. Night Train

( 5:58)  6. A Cool Blue

( 5:38)  7. Titi Boom II

( 6:47)  8. Waltz For The Ordinary

( 6:57)  9. Mr.Jin

Performing with frequent collaborators Terell Stafford, Cyrus Chestnut, Tarus Mateen, and (Clarence Penn), Tim Warfield's debut as a leader is a fine mixture of original compositions, standards, and jazz classics. Although all of the nine selections on A Cool Blue are strong, two of the standouts are "Titi Boom I" and "Titi Boom II"; "I" is an uptempo blues, while "II" is slower but just as energetic, with a collective improvisation over a four-note bass vamp. 

Other highlights include a straight-ahead reading of "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," a special arrangement of "Night Train," the beautiful title track, and the hard hitting "Mr Jin," introduced by a powerful Penn drum solo. One of the original Tough Young Tenors and an original member of the short-lived Jazz Futures, Warfield shows the potential to become one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in jazz.~Greg Turner(http://www.allmusic.com/album/cool-blue-mw0000646952).

Personnel: Tim Warfield (tenor saxophone); Terell Stafford (trumpet); Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Clarence Penn (drums).

Recording information: RPM Studios, New York, NY (12/27/1994).

A Cool Blue

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