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| 1. | Bernie's Tune
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| 2. | If I Should Lose You
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| 3. | So Near, So Far
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| 4. | Swamp Fire
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| 5. | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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| 6. | Hindsight
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| 7. | Dindi
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| 8. | Without a Song
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| 9. | One Morning in May
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| 10. | Speak Like a Child
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| 11. | Tess
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Jazz
Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums, Liner Notes, Producer
Brad Mehldau - Piano
Cedar Walton - Piano
Charlie Haden - Bass
Chick Corea - Piano
Dave Carpenter - Bass
Dave Grusin - Piano
Eddie Gomez - Bass
Fred Hersch - Piano
George Mraz - Bass
Hank Jones - Piano
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Kenny Barron - Piano
Larry Grenadier - Bass
Michael Valerio - Bass
Monty Alexander - Piano
Mulgrew Miller - Piano
* Al Schmitt - Engineer
* Bill Airey Smith - Assistant Engineer
* Don Murray - Engineer
* Ebbie Wooley - Assistant Engineer
* Evan Lloyd - Assistant Engineer
* Ken Freeman - Engineer
* Steve Mazur - Assistant Engineer
Because Harvey Mason has appeared so frequently as a sideman on lots of smooth jazz dates, one tends to think of him solely within that genre, even though his roots are in straight-ahead jazz. This rare date as a leader features the drummer leading a series of 11 different piano-bass-drums trios, primarily in post-bop, bop or hard bop settings. His arrangement of "Bernie's Tune" is very refreshing, utilizing reoccurring displaced rhythm behind Kenny Barron and Ron Carter. The magic continues with Chick Corea and Dave Carpenter in their creative rendition of "If I Should Lose You." Victor Feldman's less familiar "So Near, So Far" features Fred Hersch and Eddie Gomez, though the expected influence of the late Bill Evans is minimal. But elder statesman Hank Jones steals the spotlight with his elegant interpretation of "Tess," a tune that was brand new to him; Mason and Jones' longtime bassist George Mraz joins him. Some of the other participating musicians for this project include Monty Alexander, Charlie Haden, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller, Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, Bob James and Dave Grusin. Mason's informative liner notes not only describe how each take came together in the studio but add background about his relationship to each musician or what appealed to him about each individual's playing. The only oversight on this terrific release is the inadvertent omission of track-by-track composer credits, though a few of them are included within Mason's commentary.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Harvey Mason, Sr.
Active Decades: '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Feb 22, 1947 in Atlantic City, NJ
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Crossover Jazz, Disco, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk
Throughout his career, Harvey Mason has been a busy studio musician and a highly versatile drummer able to excel in many different situations. Mason attended Berklee and graduated from the New England Conservatory. Early gigs included four months with Erroll Garner in 1970 and a year with George Shearing from 1970-71. Soon after leaving Shearing, Mason moved to Los Angeles and quickly became established in the studios, working in films and television. In addition to his anonymous work through the years, Mason has often been part of the jazz world. He played with Herbie Hancock's Headhunters in 1973, Gerry Mulligan during a 1974 Carnegie Hall concert, Freddie Hubbard, Grover Washington Jr. (appearing on Mister Magic), Lee Ritenour, Victor Feldman, George Benson (playing drums on "This Masquerade") and Bob James, among many others. In 1998, Mason paid tribute to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in some local Los Angeles club gigs. Mason's two albums as a leader (commercial efforts for Arista in 1975 and 1981) feature fellow studio vets.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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