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| The Invisible Hand |
| Greg Osby |
| első megjelenés éve: 2000 |
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| (2000)
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Kérjen
árajánlatot! |
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| 1. | Ashes
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| 2. | Who Needs Forever
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| 3. | The Watcher
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| 4. | Jitterbug Waltz
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| 5. | Sanctus
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| 6. | Indiana
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| 7. | Nature Boy
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| 8. | Tough Love
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| 9. | With Son
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| 10. | The Watcher 2
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Jazz
Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York on September 8 & 9, 1999
Greg Osby (alto saxophone, clarinet)
Gary Thomas (tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute); Andrew Hill (piano); Jim Hall (guitar); Scott Colley (bass); Terri Lyne Carrington (drums)
Includes liner notes by Ted Panken
Saxophonist Greg Osby is one of the generation of post-Coltrane players who've absorbed not only bop and post-bop conventions, but also jazz avant-garde, funk and rock. This makes Osby a singular player, with a blues-informed, bittersweet tone recalling Gary Bartz or Donald Harrison.
On INVISIBLE HAND, Osby gets jazz legends Andrew Hill and guitarist Jim Hall to act as sidemen for the first time in over a decade. The resulting mix of standards and originals by Osby, Hall, and Hill makes for an understated yet gently compelling album. There's a deceptively laid-back, relaxed feel to this session, which almost obscures the fact that there are many unpredictable twists and turns to each tune. Osby's "The Watcher" is a somber yet lovely elegy that avoids messy sentimentality, while his version of the Nat "King" Cole classic "Nature Boy" sounds like it should be part of the soundtrack to a Brazilian film noir. "Tough Love" is a soulful tribute to the blues ballad sides of Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt and Ornette Coleman. INVISIBLE HAND is a classic example of a talented iron hand in a velvet glove.
Greg Osby
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Aug 03, 1960 in St. Louis, MO
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Post-Bop, M-Base, Free Funk, Avant-Garde Jazz
Post-bop saxophonist Greg Osby was born April 3, 1960 in St. Louis, playing in a series of R&B, funk, and blues units throughout his teen years before attending Howard University. Upon graduating from the Berklee School of Music, he settled in New York City and went on to play behind Jack DeJohnette, Andrew Hill, Herbie Hancock, and Muhal Richard Abrams; during the mid-'80s, Osby also served alongside Steve Coleman, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, and Cassandra Wilson as a member of the renowned M-Base Collective. Making his solo debut with 1987's Sound Theatre, Osby went on to record several sets for the JMT label, also earning notice for his impressive contributions to Hill's 1989 date, Eternal Spirit, and its follow-up But Not Farewell; with 1990's Man-Talk for Moderns, Vol. X, he cut his first headling session for Blue Note, with subsequent efforts for the company (including 1993's 3-D Lifestyles and 1995's Black Book), pioneering a distinctive fusion of jazz and hip-hop. While 1996's Art Forum captured the saxophonist in an acoustic setting, Osby continues exploring new avenues with each successive release, capturing the improvisational intensity of his live dates with 1999's Banned in New York and reuniting with Hill and fellow elder statesman Jim Hill for the following year's The Invisible Hand. 2001's Symbols of Light (A Solution) was a varied effort that witnessed him teaming with a string quartet, while the next year's Inner Circle was an older recording of sessions that featured a knockout version of Bjork's "All Neon Like." Osby teamed with pianist Marc Copland for 2003's Round and Round, while St. Louis Shoes was released that same year on Blue Note. Also released on Blue Note was 2005's Channel Three, which saw Osby working with drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts and bassist Matt Brewer.
---Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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