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Digitally remastered by Tom Ruff (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
Recorded in 1972, SUNFLOWER has a very different feel than Milt Jackson's late-'50s/early-'60s hard-bop albums. In large part, this is due to the presence of players ... Full DescriptionHerbie Hancock (electric piano), Ron Carter (bass), Billy Cobham (drums), and Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), younger musicians then in the vanguard of contemporary jazz. The record also features lush, tasteful string arrangements by Don Sebesky. Additional instruments--including guitar, harp, English horn, auxiliary percussion, and a battery of reeds (piccolo, flute, oboe, and clarinet)--flesh out the distinctive sound here.
Jackson's carefully calibrated expressions on the vibraphone tie these disparate elements together, bridging the stately classicism of the orchestral instrumentation and charts with the progressive playing of the core group. The first two cuts are almost cinematic, painting rich soundscapes on a spacious canvas, while the open rhythmic frames leave plenty of room for impressionistic playing. These tracks are contrasted by a funky take on the Stylistics' "People Make the World Go Round" and Hubbard's own complex tune, the Latin-tinged "Sunflower," which showcases all the players to remarkable effect. One of a handful of top-drawer CTI records from this era, SUNFLOWER is superb, and utterly unique in Jackson's discography.
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 12 & 13, 1972. Includes liner notes by Stever Futterman.
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ARTISTS
Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Jay Berliner (guitar); Margaret Ross (harp); Elliot Rosoff, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Irving Spice, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Joe Malin (violin); Charles McCracken , Alan Shulman, George Ricci (cello); Phil Bodner (flute, alto flute, piccolo, English horn); George Marge (alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, English horn); Romeo Penque (alto flute, oboe, English horn); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn); Herbie Hancock (piano); Billy Cobham (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion) |
TRACKS
1. For Someone I Love
2. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
3. People Make The World Go Round
4. Sunflower
5. SKJ
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