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| 1. | Love Walked In
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| 2. | I Like It Funky
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| 3. | Go Red Go
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| 4. | Deep Purple
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| 5. | St. Thomas
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| 6. | Stardust
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| 7. | Bags' Groove
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| 8. | Wave
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| 9. | Keep Your Hearts off Her
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Jazz / Soul-Jazz
Red Holloway - Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto)
Chris Foreman - Organ (Hammond)
Dave Katzman Mixing Assistant
George Freeman Guitar
Greg Rockingham Drums
Henry Johnson Guitar
Michael Jackson Photography, Liner Notes
Robert G. Koester Supervisor, Producer
Steve Wagner Mixing, Engineer, Supervisor, Producer
Red Holloway is one of the greatest tenor sax players in the history of jazz, period. There's an upper echelon of players like Cannonball, Golson, Moody, Stitt, Griffin and, of course, Red is there. Red is in his early 80s now so it would be impossible to review his career in one short paragraph so let's just say on Go Red Go, Holloway returns home to Chicago where he grew up and gets down with some good, greasy organ combo music. Wonderful accompaniment from Chris Foreman, Hammond B3 organ, George Freeman, guitar and Greg Rockingham, drums. Great blend of straight ahead jazz, blues and ballads.
It's interesting to note that after all these years, Red Holloway, who like peers Johnny Griffin and Von Freeman studied with Captain Walter Dyett at DuSable High School, finally lands on his hometown-based Delmark label for a spirited session featuring younger sidemen from the Windy City. Guitarist Henry Johnson joins organist Chris Foreman and drummer Greg Rockingham from the Deep Blue Organ Trio to back the classic soul-jazz tenor saxophonist on a set of standards and jam tunes typical of the material Holloway has always favored. His tart sweet tone is intact, choosing not to play it smooth and cool, but injecting his personal bluesy fervor into a context that most jazz listeners can relate to. Always comparable to Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet, Gene Ammons, David "Fathead" Newman, and Hank Crawford, tenor and alto saxophonist Holloway has outlasted them all, and still thrives in an atmosphere of R&B-based swing that goes down-home at the drop of a hat. While he rarely turns to a contemporary approach, there are flavors of funkiness on a quite different arrangement of "Bags' Groove," while Holloway and Foreman join together on the ageless melody of the steamy, fluid calypso "St. Thomas." These are prime examples of how Holloway can turn well-worn tunes into new gems. Standards like the good swinger "Love Walked In" and "Wave" suggest the solid-sounding soulful Chicago tradition of mixing jazz and blues 50-50, with melodies lovingly and patiently rendered. The title selection is the feverish heavy bop jam tune you expect, borrowed from Arnett Cobb, featuring some exciting counterpunches and tradeoffs with Foreman. But it is on the extended ballads "Deep Purple" and "Stardust" where Holloway's veteran status shines through. It's more difficult to play slow than fast, and here the saxophonist proves his mettle as not only a refined performer, but a singular voice in his own right. You also get the blues-drenched "I Like It Funky," while Holloway gets back to his bar-walkin' roots singing the old rocking R&B hit "Keep Your Hands Off Her," made popular by one of his old employers, Roosevelt Sykes. Guitarist George Freeman sits in on these two, and he is as delightful as ever -- witty, charming, and completely cooperative with the organist and drummer. At age 80 during these recording sessions, Red Holloway is swinging just like in the old days, unaffected by commercial claptrap and retaining his personal sonic identity for all the people to enjoy. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Red Holloway
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: May 31, 1927 in Helena, AR
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing, Soul-Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
An exuberant player with attractive tones on both tenor and alto, Red Holloway is also a humorous blues singer. Whether it be bop, blues, or R&B, Holloway can hold his own with anyone. Holloway played in Chicago with Gene Wright's big band (1943-1946), served in the Army, and then played with Roosevelt Sykes (1948) and Nat Towles (1949-1950), before leading his own quartet (1952-1961) during an era when he also recorded with many blues and R&B acts. Holloway came to fame in 1963 while touring with Jack McDuff, making his first dates as a leader for Prestige (1963-1965). Although he has cut many records in R&B settings, Red Holloway is a strong bop soloist at heart, as he proved in the 1970s when he battled Sonny Stitt to a tie on their recorded collaboration. He went on to work mostly as a leader, but also guested with Juggernaut and the Cheathams, and played with Clark Terry on an occasional basis. He continued being active as a player into the 21st century, releasing Standing Room Only on Chiaroscuro Records in 2000; Keep That Groove Going, with Plas Johnson, on Milestone Records in 2001; Coast to Coast, also on Milestone Records, in 2003; and Go Red Go! in 2009 on Delmark Records.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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