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| 1. | 415 Central Park West
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| 2. | Circus
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| 3. | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
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| 4. | Extemporaneous
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| 5. | This Time the Dream's on Me
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| 6. | Time to Smile
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| 7. | Till There Was You
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| 8. | E. J's Blues
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Jazz / Hard Bop
Elvin Jones - drums
Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugel-horn
Willy Pickens - piano
Cecil McBee - bass
Steve Grossman - tenor saxophone
"Lately more American attention has turned Grossman's way via a steady stream of fine recordings released by Dreyfus Jazz. Each illuminates another facet of the enigmatic saxophonist's powerful (and utterly individual) sound."
-- Jazziz by Larry Blumenfeld (Jan-96)
This outing is one of tenor-saxophonist Steve Grossman's finest recordings to date. He has mixed together the almost equal influences of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins to achieve his own style and sound. The program is quite strong with its superior yet generally underplayed standards joined by two of the leader's originals, Elvin Jones's "E.J.'s Blues" and Freddie Redd's "Time to Smile"; also the lineup of musicians would be difficult to top. Pianist Willie Pickens shows a lot of versatility on the hard bop-oriented music, trumpeter Tom Harrell (who is on around half of the tracks) is as fiery and alert as usual, bassist Cecil McBee has a strong musical personality that comes across even when restricted to accompanying the soloists, and drummer Elvin Jones remains in prime form. The main focus however is mostly on Grossman and he continues to grow as an improviser year-by-year. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Steve Grossman
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jan 18, 1951 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Although he started out playing in fusion-oriented settings, Steve Grossman developed into an excellent hard bop tenor in the tradition of Sonny Rollins (although he developed his own sound). Grossman originally started on alto when he was eight, added soprano at 15, and tenor at 16. He started at the top as Wayne Shorter's replacement with Miles Davis, playing in his fusion group from late 1969 up to September 1970. Grossman was with Lonnie Liston Smith in 1971, spent a valuable period (1971-1973) as part of Elvin Jones' group, and in the mid-'70s was with Gene Perla's Stone Alliance. Steve Grossman has mostly led his own bands ever since, recording as a leader for such labels as P.M., Owl, Red, and Dreyfus.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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