Greg Abate - Bop City Live at Birdland

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:02
Size: 165,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:02)  1. Bop City
(5:05)  2. Minorism
(4:16)  3. What is this thing called love?
(7:58)  4. The Gypsy
(8:17)  5. Peaks Beaks
(5:11)  6. Basting The Bird
(6:17)  7. Andromeda
(6:38)  8. These Foolish Things
(7:46)  9. The Young 'uns
(5:23) 10. Opportunity
(6:36) 11. Gemini Mood
(3:27) 12. Sax O'Blues

Journeyman saxophonist Greg Abate makes a decent modern hard bop recording on this 1992 session. His playing is solid and sometimes frenetic, but also derivative. The compositions are straightforward and long enough for Abate and cast to make effective solos, yet short enough not to become tiring. He has a first-rate rhythm section with pianist James Williams, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Kenny Washington. ~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/bop-city-live-at-birdland-mw0000602278   

Personnel: Greg Abate (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); James Williams (piano); Rufus Reid (bass instrument); Kenny Washington (drums).

Bop City Live at Birdland

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