In a 10 tune set that lasts for a generous hour and eleven plus minutes, Fielder has chosen seven Pepper Adams compositions that were personal favorites of Pepper Adams. They were among Adams’ last and were what he considered as his best work, just before his death in 1986 at the age of 55. The seven compositions were culled from Adams’ Reflectory, The Masterand Adams’ Effect sessions. Fielder included the standard, “Baubles, Bangles and Beads”, because they are also associated with Adams and recorded on his very first album in 1957. However the sleepers of the entire CD may very well be Fielder’s 2 originals, “Frugal Apathy” a very interesting 6/8 Afro-Cuban composition that certainly sets the baritone sax in new territory; and the complex closer “Dimensions” where upon listening to how hard Fielder and Getz can swing, one realizes the power of the element of swing in jazz. Combined with a touch of innovation, it can be a really beautiful thing. Here Fielder swings mightily and creatively in the lower register of the baritone. This solo alone certainly makes the case for Fielder being among jazz’s current top baritone saxophonists.
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