Time: 61:09
Size: 140.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front
[9:54] 1. Came Back Lucky
[6:51] 2. Beatrice
[6:25] 3. After You've Gone
[7:59] 4. That's All
[6:49] 5. Times Change
[6:30] 6. Dawn
[8:55] 7. Triste
[7:43] 8. Water Pistol
Wayne Escoffery's debut disc features a fine quartet, with Aaron Goldberg on piano, Joel Forbes on bass, and Carl Allen on drums. Brandishing a weighty tenor sax tone, Escoffery leads the group through three originals and five inspired cover arrangements. The laid-back but fiercely swinging "Come Back Lucky" starts off the session, followed by a relatively bright "Beatrice," a full-tilt "After You've Gone," and a touching "That's All." Back-to-back originals follow; the first, "Times Change," is a rhythmically involved swinger, while "Dawn" mellows things out and features the leader on soprano sax. Winding down, the group offers a 7/4 reading of Jobim's "Triste," with a funky modal vamp thrown in. Goldberg then sits out the finale, "Water Pistol," a satisfying mid-tempo rhythm changes tune by Yusef Lateef. Overall, the sound of the recording could be warmer, but Escoffery displays a highly impressive command of the music and the instrument. ~David R. Adler
Times Change
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