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| 1. | Perk
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| 2. | Happenstance
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| 3. | Northern Light
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| 4. | Token Cello
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| 5. | Extranjero
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| 6. | G.S.S.
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| 7. | Taurus People
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| 8. | Of Ours
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Jazz / Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Recorded: Mar 10-11, 1999
Seamus Blake's first disc on the Fresh Sound New Talent label is a marvelous showcase not only for the leader but also for guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, the album's other prominent solo voice. Bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy, together the backbone of Brad Mehldau's famous trio, lay down the ideal rhythmic universe for Blake and Rosenwinkel to flourish in.
Opening with the wild, funkified double-time of "Perk," the group goes on to traverse a wide swath of territory, from the classic post-bop swing of "Happenstance" and "G.S.S." to the experimental sounds of "Token Cello" and "Of Ours." Jesse Harris guests on second guitar for "Northern Light," a song that almost sounds like Simon & Garfunkel. (There's an uncredited vocal performance, probably by Blake.) "Extranjero," a lilting soprano sax feature, and Farouq Dawad's fast-swinging "Taurus People," the sole non-original piece, complete the inspired program.
With Stranger Things Have Happened, Seamus Blake proves many times over that he can go toe-to-toe with great young tenors like Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, and Mark Turner.
---David R. Adler, AMG
Seamus Blake
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: 1969 in England
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Seamus Blake is an up-and-coming saxophonist who has mostly worked as a sideman. Raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Blake played violin at the age of nine, but it was not until he was 14 and started playing alto in his high school stage band that he became serious about music. Soon switching to tenor, Blake attended Berklee College in Boston a few years later, where he had the opportunity to interact with many of the Young Lions. After moving to New York in September 1992, Blake recorded with Victor Lewis (for Red), Franco Ambrosetti, Billy Drummond, Darrell Grant (the latter two for Criss Cross), and Kevin Hayes (Blue Note), and led his own Criss Cross sets. Seamus Blake has toured with John Scofield, worked regularly with the Mingus Big Band, and headed his own electronic group, the Bloomdaddies.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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