Roy Hargrove - Moment to Moment

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:38
Size: 157,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:06)  1. You Go to My Head
(5:48)  2. Always and Forever
(5:25)  3. Natural Wonders
(6:17)  4. Moment to Moment
(5:51)  5. I'm a Fool to Want You
(5:34)  6. How Insensitive
(5:57)  7. I'm Glad There Is You
(6:11)  8. A Time for Love
(5:57)  9. The Very Thought of You
(5:58) 10. Peri
(4:07) 11. I Fall in Love Too Easily
(5:23) 12. Another Time

A public figure or celebrity has "made it" when his face appears on the cover of TIME magazine or perhaps when a parade in her honor is held in New York. For a jazz artist, 'making it' means recording with an orchestra. Charlie Parker With Strings may have been the first in a long line of jazz records to court the romance of a string section. For trumpeters, Clifford Brown and Chet Baker's orchestral albums come to mind. Trumpeter Roy Hargrove was known early in his career (1989 or so) as a hard-bop descendant of Clifford Brown. His early Novus recordings (the best being The Vibe ) showed a fire in his belly for all things breakneck. A natural talent, Hargrove developed his lyrical side with explorations of the jazz tradition, the albums Family (1995) and an often overlooked trio (with Stephan Scott and Christian McBride) tribute to the music of Charlie Parker entitled Parker's Mood displayed a matured horn. His Cuban jazz record, Crisol opened a new door and returned the fire to his music with a Latin sound. Lately he has been working with a big band, I suspect a recording of which should surface soon. 

Hargrove has reached a jazz pinnacle, his story has made the cover of jazz magazines and this With Strings record is his parade. But for Hargrove and his bandmates, the twelve ballads presented sound like a Ferrari driven at 10mph. His band, which includes the Cannonball Adderley descendant Sherman Irby and a pure hard-bop rhythm section seem to ooze energy restraining themselves. Moment To Moment, better than anything Terence Blanchard has produced, is Hargrove's ticket to score upcoming movies. 

The Monterey Jazz Festival Chamber Orchestra, whose arrangements were written by Larry Willis, Gil Goldstein, and Cedar Walton, are tastefully minimal. Perhaps the recording venue, the Monterey Peninsula, and the music choice: Mandel, Cahn, Mancini, Jobim, Dorsey, and Methany-ballads account for the quixotic feelings exuded here. A first-class recording and beautiful sound mark Hargrove's sophistication as an artist. He has painted the final scene to a very heartbreaking melancholy film in my mind. I couldn't watch it everyday, but it certainly serves it's purpose. ~ Mark Corroto https://www.allaboutjazz.com/moment-to-moment-roy-hargrove-verve-music-group-review-by-mark-corroto.php

Personnel: Roy Hargrove - Trumpet, Flugelhorn;  Sherman Irby - Alto Saxophone;  Larry Willis - Piano;  Gerald Cannon - Bass; Willie Jones, III -  Drums;

Moment to Moment

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Ryan Kisor Quintet - Live at Smalls

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:44
Size: 127,8 MB
Art: Front + Back

(11:54)  1. Cool and Hot
(13:26)  2. You Stepped out of a Dream
( 7:53)  3. Enigma
(11:42)  4. Con Alma
(10:46)  5. Blues for Worm

Post-bop alto saxophonist Sherman Irby was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, AL; encouraged by his family to learn music, he initially chose to play the viola, moving on to a series of instruments including guitar and piano before finally settling on the sax as a teen, soon becoming infatuated with jazz. While attending Clark-Atlanta University, Irby studied classical music, but also was a standout in the school's jazz orchestra. Despite graduating with a degree in music education, he refused to enter teaching, instead working a series of dead-end day jobs in order to devote his full energies to performing. After honing his skills playing behind Atlanta area musicians including ex-Art Blakey pianist Johnny O'Neal and trumpeter Eddie Adams, in 1994 Irby accepted a gig performing on a cruise ship; after close to three years of playing at sea, he relocated to New York City, where he made the after-hours jam session scene at the Greenwich Village club Smalls. In time he and his band pianist James Hurt, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Dana Murray became Smalls regulars, and it was there that Irby was discovered by Blue Note; his first LP for the label, Full Circle, appeared in 1997. After backing the likes of Roy Hargrove, Wynton Marsalis, and Marcus Roberts, he cut his second solo effort, Big Mama's Biscuits, in 1998. Irby subsequently founded his own Black Warrior Records label, through which he released Black Warrior (2001), Faith (2004), and Organ Starter (2006). ~ Jason Ankeny https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/sherman-irby/id17266991#fullText

Personnel: Ryan Kisor (trumpet); Sherman Irby (alto saxophone); Peter Zak (piano); Ali Muhammed Jackson (drums).

Live at Smalls

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Sherman Irby - Big Mama's Biscuits

Styles: Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:29
Size: 134,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:18)  1. Conversing with Cannon
(3:57)  2. 'Bama
(4:59)  3. Lake Tuscaloosa
(4:50)  4. Big Mamma's Biscuits
(6:12)  5. Passage of Time
(3:57)  6. Too High
(6:02)  7. Aunt Dorothy
(7:03)  8. Take the 'A' Train
(4:34)  9. Call to Order
(6:57) 10. Away from Home
(4:35) 11. We're Gonna Be Alright

Redux. AAJ 's John Sharpe opined a brief and sharp-creased assessment of this record in the November issue. I am chiming in to add some observations, not to try and improve on Mr. Sharpe's commentary. The Heart of the Matter. Irby's performances with Ed Cherry on acoustic guitar reminds me of the Frank Morgan Collaboration Listen to the Dawn. Irby certainly lacks Morgan's "wounded" tone and phrasing, but their approaches with guitar accompaniment are parallel. He transverses the universe of Post Bop using the sextet ("Big Mama's Biscuits"), trio ("Conversing with Cannon"), and duo ("Take the 'A' Train") formats much in the same way that Joe Henderson has on his most recent recordings. This makes for a diverse mix of presentations. This disc never gets boring. 

~ C. Michael Bailey  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/big-mamas-biscuits-sherman-irby-blue-note-records-review-by-c-michael-bailey.php

Personnel: Sherman Irby: Alto Saxophone; Gerald Cannon: Bass, Clifford Barbado: Drums; Ed Cherry: Guitar; Dana Murray: Drums; James Hurt: Piano; Roy Hargrove: Trumpet.

Big Mama's Biscuits

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