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Hilary Noble: Noble Savage
ByIn spite of what seems an almost irresistible urge to screech, especially on tenor, Noble is a respectable improviser with bang-up technique and fluency. Noble composed eight of the album’s eleven selections and co-authored the brief “Güiro Moderno” with Sanabria. Rounding out the program are Andy McWain’s gossamer “Dream Dance” and Charles Mingus’ strutting “Jelly Roll,” which dances straight to the heart of New Orleans-style Jazz on the wings of Sanabria’s street-wise drumming and rollicking solos by Noble (soprano and tenor), pianist John di Martino and bassist Boris Kozlov. “Jelly Roll” is a highlight, as are “Dream Dance” and Noble’s swaying “Rumb’azul” and galvanizing “Sanduga Mofongo.”
The finale, “Terra Australis” (Southern Land), which Noble describes as “a sinuous and unsettling hymn to Oz, home of my forefathers,” is precisely that, a medium-tempo tone poem that begins well before drifting uneasily toward a strident and less than agreeable ending. Happily for the listener, an abundance of lively and colorful Caribbean-based Jazz precedes it, earning Noble Savage high marks for enterprise and enthusiasm.
Contact: Whaling City Sound, 560 Pleasant Street, PMB #01, New Bedford, MA 02740–6236. Web site, www.whalingcitysound.com
Track Listing
The Fire Next Time; Rumb
Personnel
Hilary Noble
saxophone, tenorHilary Noble, tenor, alto, soprano saxophone, percussion; Charles Neville, saxophones; John di Martino, piano; Boris Kozlov, bass; Bobby Sanabria, drums, percussion.
Album information
Title: Noble Savage | Year Released: 2003 | Record Label: Whaling City Sound
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About Hilary Noble
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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