Coming fast on the heels of Redman's collaborative Yaya3 date with the same players (organist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade), Elastic is more about pop/soul-funk than jazz, but it doesn't sacrifice any of Yaya3's organic feeling and improvisational focus.
Here Yahel plays not only Hammond organ, but also Fender Rhodes, clavinet, and other assorted electric keys.
Redman makes liberal use of overdubbing and signal processing, much of which is surprisingly subtle.
The result is quite a lot of sound for three people, quite a lot of inspired blowing, and quite a lot of stylistic ground covered.
Highlights include the agitated, over-the-top "Still Pushin' That Rock," the tight funk and involved lines of "Jazz Crimes" and "News from the Front," and the slow gospel of "Can a Good Thing Last Forever?" Redman seems fond of the Rhodes-soprano sax combination, particularly on mellower themes like "The Long Way Home" and "Unknowing." While one has to admire Redman's musical open-mindedness, his writing can take on a middle-of-the-road quality at times; on this record it surfaces on "Boogielastic".
It says something that Yahel contributed the most alluring piece, a short-and-sweet song in five called "Oumou.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molten SoulJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 08:10 | 18 MB | 48 MB |
| 2 | Jazz CrimesJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 06:43 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 3 | The Long Way HomeJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | OumouSam Yahel | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Still Pushin' That RockJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 08:27 | 19 MB | 52 MB |
| 6 | BoogielasticJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 07:55 | 18 MB | 46 MB |
| 7 | UnknowingJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | News from the FrontJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | Letting GoJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Joshua Redman | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Can a Good Thing Last Forever | Joshua Redman | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| 11 | The Birthday Song, Part 1 | Joshua Redman | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 12 | The Birthday Song, Part 2 | Joshua Redman | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 69 mins | 158 MB | |||||
| 69 mins | 403 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Blade | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 2 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 3 | Michaela Angela Davis | Stylist |
| 4 | James Farber | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 5 | Peter Hannert | Photography |
| 6 | Melanie Harris | Groomer |
| 7 | Bashiri Johnson | Bongos, Congas, Shaker, Tambourine |
| 8 | Jimmy Katz | Photography |
| 9 | Keith Nelson | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Todd Parker | Engineer |
| 11 | Matt Pierson | Producer |
| 12 | Joshua Redman | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Joshua Redman Elastic Band | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Andy Snitzer | Digital Editing |
| 15 | Dana Watson | Project Coordinator |
| 16 | Sam Yahel | Clavinet, Composer, Fender Rhodes, Guest Artist, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Piano (Grand), Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |