David Newman - Under a Woodstock Moon

Styles: Flute and Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:39
Size: 137,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:39)  1. Nature Boy
(5:18)  2. Amandla
(4:29)  3. Up Jumped Spring
(5:14)  4. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
(4:40)  5. Autumn in New York
(2:58)  6. Sky Blues
(4:59)  7. Another Kentucky Sunset
(4:58)  8. Summertime
(5:38)  9. Sunrise
(6:16) 10. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
(4:52) 11. Skylark
(5:32) 12. Under a Woodstock Moon

Veteran David Newman is heard in fine form on his excellent CD, switching between tenor, alto and flute. He is joined by a supportive rhythm section (which includes vibraphonist Brian Carrott and pianist David Leonhardt) and occasionally four strings for a cheerful set of ballads and originals. The project is listed as "a personal tribute to the rhythms of Mother Nature," and all of the song titles (other than the original calypso "Amandla") have something to do with either the seasons or the sky, but fortunately, the date is far from being a reverent set of new age music. In fact, despite the mostly relaxed tempos, it is one of David Newman's stronger straight-ahead efforts and is easily recommended, particularly for Newman's appealing tenor playing. Highlights include "Up Jumped Spring," "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square," and the title cut. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/under-a-woodstock-moon-mw0000597801

Personnel: David "Fathead" Newman (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Matthew Raimondi (strings); David Leonhardt (piano); Bryan Carrott (vibraphone); Winard Harper (drums).

Under a Woodstock Moon

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