Ari Ambrose - Early Song (2001) FLAC

Tracklist:

[09:02] 01. Ari Ambrose - Waiting
[10:38] 02. Ari Ambrose - What Is the Meaning of This
[08:06] 03. Ari Ambrose - Useless Landscape
[07:56] 04. Ari Ambrose - The Song Is You
[05:50] 05. Ari Ambrose - Venus
[10:29] 06. Ari Ambrose - Early Song
[10:27] 07. Ari Ambrose - Twins

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ALBUM DESCRIPTION
On his fourth CD for Steeplechase, tenor saxophonist Ari Ambrose -- who was just 27 years old at the time of the sessions -- displays a surprising maturity as both a player and composer. Ambrose is joined by pianist George Colligan, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer Rick Montalbano, and the musicians play with the finesse of a regular working band while tackling an ambitious program. The saxophonist really wails in his striking opener, the twisting yet hard-driving "Waiting." Colligan's atonal "What Is the Meaning of This" keeps the musicians on their toes as they navigate this difficult post-bop chart. Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Useless Landscape" is hardly one of the Brazilian master's better-known compositions, yet this young quartet devours it, even adding a touch of boogaloo. Their brisk rendition of Jerome Kern's "The Song Is You" suggests the influence of Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. "Early Song" is another original by Ambrose, a cheerful number with a bit of a Latin feeling. It gets tiresome to say, but European jazz labels (along with small American independents) seem far more interested in discovering talented artists like Ari Ambrose and George Colligan; the majors in the U.S. seem to remain clueless. Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden










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