 Исполнитель: Sonny FortuneНазвание альбома: Last Night At Sweet Rhythm Год выпуска: 2009 Формат файлов: MP3@320K/s Размер архива: 140,7 MB Скачать с: rusfolder.com
On the opening "It Ain't What It Was," Fortune explodes on alto sax like a sprinter at the firing of the starter's pistol. But unlike sprinters, Fortune has both the juice and a rhythm section to push him into going the distance on this up-tempo burner. Fortune displays his compositional versatility on "Never Again Is Such A Long Time," an introspective, medium tempo ballad. Fortune, long recognized as a master of the flute, explores sensitive and vulnerable emotional territory, his compelling sound seemingly imploring his lover, "Don't leave!"
The band stretches out on "The Blues Are Green," as Fortune opens with a restrained statement of the melody on alto, before ascending on a relentless exploration of manic intensity. In support, pianist Michael Cochrane employs a McCoy Tyner-esque touch on the ivories, while David Williams' embraceable bass supplies the aural warmth that only flesh on string can yield. On "The Joneses," Fortune's unaccompanied flute establishes a Zen-like tranquility. Drummer Steve Johns' somber yet determined playing enhances Fortune's Eastern mood before a solo of his own takes the song—and the rest of the band—into a torrid blues. Fortune, again on alto, gets off a gritty, emotionally wrenching solo, before the song seamlessly concludes with Zen simplicity, just gentle flute and potent bass drum.
The Sonny Fortune Quartet's inspired performance not only reveals a multi-talented artist still at the top of his game more than four decades after his recording debut, but also bids an appropriate adieu to a night club that will be sorely missed on the New York jazz scene. ~ Chuck Koton
1. It Ain't What It Was
2. The Blues Are Green
3. Never Again In Such A Long Time
4. In Waves Of Dreams
5. A Tribute To Holiday
6. The Joneses
7. Laying It Down
Sonny Fortune: alto and soprano saxophone, flute; Michael Cochrane: piano; David Williams: bass; Steve Johns: drums.
Recorded at Sweet Rhythm, September 12, 2009
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