Alvin 'Red' Tyler - Heritage

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:07
Size: 94.2 MB
Styles: R&B, New Orleans jazz
Year: 1986/2004
Art: Front

[4:22] 1. Confusement
[4:03] 2. Under The Rainbow
[6:23] 3. I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her
[7:10] 4. New Day
[4:10] 5. New Orleans Cakewalk
[5:12] 6. Heritage
[6:07] 7. Lush Life
[3:37] 8. No Relation

Saxophonist Alvin 'Red' Tyler is known to R&B historians as a member of the legendary New Orleans rhythm section that played on hit records by Little Richard and countless others. It was a surprise to the jazz world, then, to hear another side of Red on this album of exquisite modern jazz compositions (almost all written by Red for this recording), supported by a band of many of the best players in New Orleans. Johnny Adams' vocal on 'I'll Only Miss Her When I Think of Her' is a perennial radio favorite.

Heritage

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Alvin 'Red' Tyler - Graciously

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:09
Size: 103.4 MB
Styles: New Orleans R&B, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1987/2011
Art: Front

[4:49] 1. Count 'em
[5:23] 2. Cutie Pie
[6:57] 3. Graciously
[5:11] 4. Here's That Rainy Day
[4:30] 5. If My Shoes Hold Out
[4:50] 6. Greystoke
[5:18] 7. Like So Many Others
[8:07] 8. Dreamsville

This is the second of two late-'80s straight jazz dates by Alvin "Red" Tyler, better known for his years toiling in the city's R&B studios. Tyler savored the opportunity to do more than play short bursts, demonstrating his expansive skills on the disc's eight cuts. While the soulfulness remained in his tone, Tyler proved he could handle hard bop chord changes, build and complete ideas, and head a jazz combo. The cuts "Dreamsville," "Here's That Rainy Day," and "Like So Many Others" emphasize the jazz connection, but the R&B and blues base comes through on "Cutie Pie" and "Count 'Em." This is nicely played, at times above-average, jazz from a celebrated veteran getting to show another side of his musical personality. ~Ron Wynn

Graciously

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