Joel Frahm - We Used To Dance

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Artist: Joel Frahm

Title: We Used To Dance

Year Of Release: 2007

Label: Anzic Records

Genre: Jazz

Quality: Mp3 / 320kbps

Total Time: 61:01 min

Total Size: 140 MB

 

Tracklist

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01. Bob's Blues

02. Nad Noord

03. Joanne Julia

04. A Whole New You

05. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

06. Jobimiola

07. My Ideal

08. Song For Abdullah

09. The Dreamer

10. We Used To Dance

 

 

Joel Frahm is a big, gentle looking man with a big, warm sound on the tenor saxophone. On We Used To Dance, he reunites with pianist Kenny Barron, with whom Frahm studied at the Rutgers University jazz program. Frahm has also enlisted the services of the rest of the rhythm section that contributed so much to the later recordings of Stan Getz: bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Victor Lewis. The result is a solid disc of outstanding music. Frahm can play, and shows it on all ten tracks, including two well-known standards ("Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" and "My Ideal"), two of Barron's fine compositions ("Joanne Julia" and "Song for Abdullah") and six Frahm originals. "Bob's Blues" belies Frahms's contention in the liner notes that his originals are "another baby step in my continuing attempts to write music." This fine piece is far more than that, evoking an irresistible late night vibe. As he does throughout the disc, Barron quickly establishes that he is not simply sitting in to comp behind a former student; he solos beautifully, connecting with Frahm in a sustaining musical partnership.

 

On Frahm's aptly titled "Jobimiola," Lewis opens and the band jumps into a swinging Brazilian-inflected romp. Frahm is clearly enjoying himself as he quotes "You and the Night and the Music," then heads back towards more Tom Jobim-like riffs. Lewis and Reid create a compelling context for Frahm's entrance to "Song for Abdullah." Throughout the recording, the bassist and drummer are consistently tasteful and musical, whether soloing or keeping time behind Frahm and Barron. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" highlights Frahm's gorgeous tone on the tenor. In his interplay with Barron he establishes clearly that this is far more than a recital by teacher and graduate. Frahm has learned his musical lessons well, and his ample talent establishes him as an equal parti[beeep]nt in music making with these three outstanding players.~Geoff Mirelowitz

 

Personnel: Joel Frahm: tenor saxophone; Kenny Barron: piano; Rufus Reid: bass; Victor Lewis: drums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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