In the extensive liner notes of this CD, tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman writes that the main problem with jazz at the time was not the music but the public perception of it as forbidding and overly intellectual; that in reality jazz is quite fun and emotional.
Those descriptions can certainly be applied to Redman's music, which, while pulling at the boundaries of modern hard bop, is also fairly easy to grab on to.
Joined by his regular bandmembers of the period (pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade), Redman performs a full set of originals which, although not derivative, do fit into the straight-ahead tradition.
At this point in time, Redman was growing from album to album, having already started at a high level.
A fine outing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet SorrowJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 08:43 | 19 MB | 47 MB |
| 2 | ChillJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 07:43 | 17 MB | 45 MB |
| 3 | RejoiceJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 11:12 | 25 MB | 70 MB |
| 4 | FaithJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Alone in the MorningJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | MischiefJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | DialogueJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | The Oneness of Two (In Three)Joshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | Past in the PresentJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | ObsessionJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 11 | Headin' HomeJoshua Redman | Joshua Redman Quartet, Joshua Redman | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 69 mins | 160 MB | |||||
| 69 mins | 411 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Black | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Brian Blade | Drums |
| 3 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 4 | James Farber | Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | Jeri Heiden | Art Direction, Design |
| 6 | Marc Hom | Photography |
| 7 | Scott Hull | Mastering |
| 8 | Christian McBride | Bass |
| 9 | Brad Mehldau | Piano |
| 10 | Jim Merrill | Photography |
| 11 | Matt Pierson | Producer |
| 12 | Tom Recchion | Art Direction, Design |
| 13 | Joshua Redman | Composer, Liner Notes, Performer, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 14 | Joshua Redman Quartet | Primary Artist |
| 15 | Rory Romano | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Jennifer Zeitlin | Production Coordination |
| 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). |