Barney Wilen - New York Romance

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:36
Size: 146,0 MB
Art: Front

(9:24)  1. No Problem 94'
(8:32)  2. Cry Me A River
(5:58)  3. Blues Walk
(7:28)  4. You'Ve Changed
(5:53)  5. You'D Be So Nice To Come Home
(8:19)  6. Mack The Knife
(7:26)  7. Don'T Fence Me In
(6:22)  8. Old Devil Moon
(4:10)  9. I Will Say Goodbbye

Alternating between soprano, tenor and baritone saxes in this collection of straight-ahead jazz for the Japanese market, Barney Wilen refuses to be pinned down to a single tone quality or approach, even on the same instrument. Among other things, he mimics the lagging phrasing of Lady Day on "You've Changed" on soprano, "Blues Walk" bumps along agreeably on baritone while "Old Devil Moon" is sustained and humorous, and "Mack the Knife" is converted into a glacial smoky ballad with almost casual nonchalance. Throughout, Kenny Barron gets acres of well-turned solo space  it's practically his gig, too  and Ira Coleman (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums) provide crisp underpinning. The further one goes in this collection, the more interesting and less predictable it sounds. ~ Richard S. Ginell  http://www.allmusic.com/album/le-ca-new-york-romance-mw0000647580

Personnel : Barney Wilen (soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones); Kenny Barron (piano); Ira Coleman (bass); Lewis Nash (drums).

New York Romance

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