John Benson Brooks' - Alabama Concerto Featuring Cannonball Adderley, Art Farmer

Styles: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:02
Size: 100,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:52)  1. First Movement: Themes: The Henry John Story/Green, Green Rocky Road/Job's Red Wagon
(3:20)  2. First Movement: The Henry John Story (Return)/Green, Green Rocky Road (Return)
(3:14)  3. First Movement: Job's Red Wagon (Return)
(7:55)  4. Second Movement: Themes: Trampin' The Loop/ Trampin' (Return)
(2:32)  5. Second Movement: The Loop (Return)
(3:12)  6. Third Movement: Theme: Little John Shoes
(5:14)  7. Third Movement: Theme: Milord's Calling/Little John Shoes (Return)/Milord's Callin' (Return)
(7:36)  8. Fourth Movement: Themes: Blues For Christmas/Rufus Playboy/Grandma's Coffin/ Blues For Christmas(Return)
(5:05)  9. Fourth Movement: Grandma's Coffin (Return)/ Rufus Playboy (Return)/ Grandma's Coffin (2nd Return)

Critic John S. Wilson, in a contemporaneous review, observed of the composer: "Working from several rural folk themes, he develops his Concerto through ensembles, written solos and improvised solos played by a quartet". Concluding in a negative vein, Wilson stated that the album "lacks movement and explicit development [...] the work becomes lost in monotony long before the two full LP sides have been completed." The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Although not essential, the music is thought-provoking, quite melodic, and looks backwards toward folk music of the 1800's while giving the pieces a 1950's jazz sensibility". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Concerto

Personnel: John Benson Brooks - piano, arranger; Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone; Art Farmer – trumpet; Barry Galbraith – guitar; Milt Hinton - bass

Alabama Concerto

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