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艺人: Russell Malone
语种: 英语
厂牌: Max Jazz
发行时间: 2004年04月06日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Ken Dryden

Russell Malone refuses to be pigeonholed into one category as a player, composer, or arranger on this outstanding CD, the first release led by a guitarist for the Maxjazz label. With a powerful group supporting, including pianist Martin Bejerano, bassist Tassili Bond, and drummer E.J. Strickland, Malone is clearly at the top of his game. &Blues for Mulgrew& is built from a fairly simple blues riff, though it explodes into a complex post-bop vehicle with Bejerano either following Malone or playing in unison with him in a piece that almost borders on avant-garde. Equally explosive is his well-named &Sugar Buzz,& a rapid-fire piece that adds guest Joe Locke on vibes. The strutting &Mandela,& which almost seems to chant the word &freedom,& features the soulful alto sax of Gary Bartz. Malone's lyrical treatment of Billy Strayhorn's &Something to Live For& is a gem, as are his solo interpretations of the overlooked chestnut &Remind Me& and a sparse but compelling &You've Got a Friend.& The Carpenters' huge hit &We've Only Just Begun& can come off hackneyed in the wrong hands, but Malone's arrangement picks up the tempo and frees the rhythm section from just plodding along behind him, while he adds a humorous lick from Burt Bacharach's &Say a Little Prayer.& An added bonus is a live performance of Malone's &Mugshot,& accessible only through a CD-ROM, though the poor lighting gives the video portion a homemade rather than a professional look.

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