Toots Thielemans - East Coast West Coast (1994) CD Rip
Artist: Toots Thielemans
Title: East Coast West Coast
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: Private Music[01005 82120 2]
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 55:10
Total Size: 274 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview
TracklistTitle: East Coast West Coast
Year Of Release: 1994
Label: Private Music[01005 82120 2]
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 55:10
Total Size: 274 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Naima
2. In Walked Bud
3. Dear Old Stockholm
4. Groovin' High
5. Con Alma
6. In Your Own Sweet Way
7. Giant Steps
8. Waltz For Debby
9. A Child is Born
10. Take Five
11. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
12. Ornithology
13. Blue in Green
personnel :
Toots Thielemans - Harmonica
Ernie Watts - Sax (Tenor)
Joshua Redman - Sax (Tenor)
Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
Jerry Goodman - Violin
Mike Mainieri - Vibraphone
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Lyle Mays - Piano
Bruce Barth - Piano
Alan Broadbent - Piano
Michael Lang - Piano
John Scofield - Guitar
Robben Ford - Guitar
Charlie Haden - Bass
Christian McBride - Bass
Dave Carpenter - Bass
Troy Davis - Drums
Peter Erskine - Drums
Oscar Castro-Neves - Producer
The self explanatory title of Toots Thielemans' latest all-star party, East Coast West Coast only hints at part of the intense dichotomy involved. The harmonica master may divide his interplay with New York and L.A.'s greatest jazz stars, but the real difference has nothing to do with musical breeding or geography. It involves tempo. More specifically, when the arrangement is up and lively, Toots and his coasters swing; on ballads, even the strongest of melodic spirit can't save the tedium which results. As on his generally stronger Brazilian projects of late, there are some sporty, inspired moments. Terence Blanchard's trumpet and Joshua Redman's sax take on jet propulsion qualities on Monk and Dizzy and Coltrane covers, and Robben Ford's strings add a touch of rhythmic class to "Take Five." The Paul Desmond gem is also notable for a whimsical tonal dual between Toots and Jerry Goodman's sweeping violin. But bland experiments which waste the likes of Herbie Hancock and vibist Mike Mainieri crash in all too often, leading to all-too-maddening moodswings despite positive intentions.~Jonathan Widran
