Don Braden - Brighter Days

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:18
Size: 138,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:12)  1. She's On Her Way (Dedicated To
(5:58)  2. I Hear A Rhapsody
(7:44)  3. Sweet T (Dedicated To Stanley
(7:34)  4. Invitation
(3:36)  5. Underground Groove
(5:27)  6. Not Yet (Dedicated To Grover W
(7:00)  7. My Favorite Things
(6:07)  8. Montclair
(4:11)  9. Prelude To A Kiss
(6:28) 10. Brighter Days

Don Braden has long been a top-notch hard bop tenor saxophonist. For this quartet date with pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Cecil Brooks III, the arrangements by Braden and the choice of songs greatly uplift the program. There are many high points, including the opening ballad "She's on Her Way," tributes to Stanley Turrentine ("Sweet T") and Grover Washington Jr. ("Not Yet"), a driving "Invitation," a duet with drummer Brooks ("Underground Groove"), and the swinging Cecil Brooks original "Montclair." Everything works! This is one of Don Braden's finest recordings so far, a well-conceived and very successful project. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/brighter-days-mw0000006448

Personnel :  Don Braden (tenor saxophone); Xavier Davis (piano); Dwayne Burno (bass); Cecil Brooks III (drums).

Brighter Days

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