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| 1. | Africa/Island Song
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| 2. | Sing Me a Song Everlasting
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| 3. | Monk & Wes
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| 4. | Enum
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| 5. | Song for Camille
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| 6. | 1529 Gunn Street
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| 7. | Mystery Tune
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| 8. | Deb
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| 9. | (With Eyes) Wide Open
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Jazz
Hamiet Bluiett - baritone saxophone, producer
Ed Cherry - guitar
Jaribu Shahid - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums
With eyes wide open, awake and aware, all the tough, sweet painful, elated, indifferent, confusing challenges and rewards that come from the acceptance and acknowledgement of possessing a creative voice is part of what keeps the voice creative.
Mr. Bluiett lives and sees the world from a vantage point of full recognition of it's many variables. He along with Mr. Cherry, Shahid and Waits, express the full expanse of their singular visions within the even greater expanse of collaborative chemistry. It is no small feat. It goes beyond the seemingly simple task of playing music together. You have to see what you see, say what you say and stand where you stand. Faithfully.
Mr. Bluiett is an optimist. It's obvious. These are some mightily optimistic sounds. Optimism is a great responsibility. To embrace a moment, a day, the music of your time requires that you Stand Up! There are also some mighty forces in this music; Don Pullen, the love and strength of black women, Thelonious and Mr. Montgomery Africa and the Islands. Songs Everlasting. Face the music and dance.
We are lucky recipients of the optimism and courage of these creative men, hell bent on telling the truth and living to laugh about it.
May you listen and become more of yourself. Keep your eyes, ears, heart, mind and options Wide Open.
Respectfully,
James Browne
* Andrea Yankovsky - Assistant Engineer
* James Browne - Liner Notes
* Jim West - Executive Producer
* Reid Morris - Graphic Design
The esteemed baritone saxophonist and distinguished member of the World Saxophone Quartet previously known as Hamiet Bluiett has apparently dropped his first name, which is indicated on the title and credits of this 2000 solo release. Yet whatever the circumstances, Bluiett's quartet serves up a tasty brew consisting of soulful ballads, calypso rhythms, and hardcore swing on this affable effort featuring guitarist Ed Cherry, bassist Jaribu Shahid, and drummer Nasheet Waits. Essentially, Bluiett balances a steely edged attack with fluid swinging lines and an altogether impressive faculty for enhancing the proceedings with his seemingly impossible ability to hit those high notes, which is uncommon or perhaps unattainable for most baritone saxophonists.
The musicians afford themselves ample room to stretch whether pursuing tuneful melodies or engaging in heated, modern jazz-style interplay as Bluiett and Cherry often make for a formidable twosome while also displaying an intuitive approach via shrewd dialogue augmented by a keen sense of the dynamic. Overall, Bluiett and company raise the roof on occasion thanks in part to their employment of powerful unison choruses atop burgeoning rhythms as "With Eyes Wide Open" signifies a hearty group effort to coincide with a well-balanced track mix and passionate soloing.
--- Glenn Astarita, All Music Guide |
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