Adrian Cunningham - Ain't That Right! The Music Of Neal Hefti

Styles: Flute, Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:28
Size: 143,7 MB
Art: Front

(6:36)  1. The Odd Couple
(3:06)  2. Scoot
(5:30)  3. Girl Talk
(5:25)  4. Barefoot In The Park
(5:24)  5. Shanghaied
(5:29)  6. Its Awfully Nice To Be With You
(5:16)  7. Ain't That Right
(3:51)  8. Li'l Darling
(4:30)  9. How To Murder Your Wife
(4:34) 10. Zankie
(4:22) 11. Suspicion
(3:51) 12. I've Got Love
(4:28) 13. Cute

Here’s a great idea done right. Woodwinder Adrian Cunningham brings his breathy tenor, fluid clarinet and cirrus sounding flute along with the mix of Wycliffe Gordon/tb, Dan Nimmer/p Corcoran Holt/b and Chuck Redd/dr for an anthology of tunes from the penmeister and arranger Neal Hefti. Hefti made his name writing scores for Count Basie and then made a few bucks doing films like “Barefoot in the Park” and TV themes like “The Odd Couple.” He even married the babe Francis Wayne-whatta guy. Alas, I digress. Anyway…Gordon shows up with his trombone on a handful of the tracks, adding some nice texture to the strutting “Odd Couple” theme and adding fun ‘boney effects here and there while Cunningham’s tenor oozes warmth. Some blues strutting on “Shanghaid” has Gordon soloing with ferver, and the two horns hold back gloriously on the gentle blues “Li’l Darlin’”. Cunningham’s licorice stick is playful on the bopping “Scoot” and sleek on “Barefoot In The Park” while a gospel-grooved “I’ve Got Love” has him cruising over a testifying rhythm section. The latinish “Suspicion” features a gracious flute, and Nimmer is nimble and quick on the dreamy “It’s Awfully Nice To Be With You.” This session’s a winner! ~ George W. Harris https://www.jazzweekly.com/2014/09/adrian-cunningham-aint-that-right-the-music-of-neal-hefti/

Personnel:  Adrian Cunningham - flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Wycliffe Gordon - trombone; Chuck Redd - drums; Dan Nimmer - piano

Ain't That Right! The Music Of Neal Hefti

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