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| 1. | Baritonality
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| 2. | Three For B
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| 3. | 43rd Street Mama
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| 4. | Mike
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| 5. | Paradox
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| 6. | Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
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| 7. | The 8th Day
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| 8. | Someone To Watch Over Me
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| 9. | Birds and 'Tranes
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Jazz
Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Mark Soskin - piano
Peter Bernstein - guitar
Chip Jackson - acoustic bass
Jeff Brillinger - drums
The resonant sound of the baritone saxophone is a lovely voice when played by a master musician. It is unfortunate that the instrument hardly receives the attention that it deserves. There have been a number of great baritone saxophonists in jazz that have been able to bring their instrument to the forefront: Gerry Mulligan, Serge Chaloff and Pepper Adams to name a few. On his new recording Baritonality, Roger Rosenberg joins this illustrious list of bari players to record as a leader. As a highly sought sideman, Rosenberg has been a member of groups led by many of jazz's most illustrious musicians, including Miles Davis, Tito Puente, and Chet Baker. He is also a long-standing member of Steely Dan. Walter Becker, founder of Steely Dan, produced this recording.
Joining Rosenberg on the recording are bassist Chip Jackson, pianist Mark Soskin, and drummer Jeff Brillinger. The leader provides seven, great original tunes along with a couple of standards. The group is joined by guitarist Peter Bernstein on the their fantastic take on the standard, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most".
Baritonality is a strong musical statement for Roger Rosenberg and his big saxophone.
In the proud tradition of Serge Chaloff, Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, and Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophonist Roger Rosenberg has faithfully executed his duties over four decades of performing mainstream jazz. This recording celebrates his years of service by showcasing his talents as a leader apart from his time as a reliable sideman, with help from ex-Sonny Rollins pianist Mark Soskin, longtime Billy Taylor bassist Chip Jackson, and drummer Jeff Brillinger, whose credits with Chet Baker among others are notable. Though not exclusive to the bari sax, Rosenberg also plays a little soprano sax and bass clarinet, but on the big burly horn, he easily rates among the very best. This CD is produced by Walter Becker, who has employed Rosenberg for many years in the Steely Dan horn section, not the first time for Becker to do this -- please remember the great Warner Brothers album Apogee, co-led by Pete Christlieb and Warne Marsh. This program is laden with Rosenberg's originals, including two exciting modal-based pieces, the title track with its commanding bassline buoying a fluent and effusive baritone moving into bop, and the probing piano of Soskin taking the group into hard swinging neo-bop during "The 8th Day." A strummed groove bassline in 7/8 time identifies the funky-and-punchy-to-free duo performance of "43rd Street Mama," the whole quartet plays a quite pleasant and patient "Three for B" completely bereft of anxiety, while a scattered, frenetic attitude permeates "Birds & Tranes" for contrast. Rosenberg's bass clarinet for "Mike" works with Soskin on a ballad, his soprano swirls in lyrical splendor for "Paradox," and he plays solo baritone for the free, suggested melody in the standard tones of "Someone to Watch Over Me." Guitarist Peter Bernstein joins Rosenberg for a duet on the standard "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," with Jackson joining in late. A well-rounded effort, and long overdue as a statement by Rosenberg as a leader, this recording comes highly recommended for students and fans of the deeply hued horn that over the years has had far too few champions. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide |
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