Jon Gordon - The Things You Are

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:00
Size: 132.8 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[7:06] 1. I Should Care
[5:39] 2. Alone Together
[6:08] 3. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[3:38] 4. Arco
[6:35] 5. All The Things You Are
[8:43] 6. Something To Live For
[2:18] 7. On This Day
[5:43] 8. Invitation
[3:04] 9. Embraceable You
[9:01] 10. Artistshare (Bonus Track)

Jon Gordon studied with Phil Woods and also won first place in the 1996 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, while also recording an impressive series of CDs for several different labels. But Gordon takes a new direction with The Things You Are, omitting a pianist, choosing to play with an outstanding rhythm section consisting of guitarist Ben Monder, bassist Joe Martin, and either Billy Drummond or Bill Campbell on drums. The spacy treatment of the standard "I Should Care" increases the melancholy air of the song, while the hard-charging approach to "Alone Together" is a wild roller coaster ride. He switches to soprano sax for his originals "Arco" and "On This Day," both of which are haunting abstract works. The saxophonist is consistently at the top of his game throughout these sessions. Don't miss out on this masterpiece! ~Ken Dryden

The Things You Are 

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