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Josh Workman: Jumpin' at the Border
ByWorkman shines in every style he tackles here, on a 72-minute, 16-song tour of jazz sounds. Pick your favoritefor this listener it the Brazilian numbers, but that's just a personal groove I'm in of late. His too-brief Django swing with the Hot Club of San Francisco seems a tantalizing appetizer to a full set of such; and he's particularly tastey behind vocalist Nalley, a lady that makes you want to fall in love/lust with her, with that saucy little growl in her voice on "You're Drivin' Me Crazy."
"Andre de Sapato" is an example of the Brazilian choro writing of mandolin master Jacob do Bandolim, and Workman's picking here sounds tight and piquant, fittingly mandolin-ish. Coro leads into the guitarist's tune, "Monkish," that sounds to these ears more like a laid back Charlie Parker tune than a Thelonious workout.
Workman has an amazing command of styles, but I, selfishly, want to hear that full-on Brazilian CD he might decide to put out. Or the swing set with the Hot Club; or that set of originals...
But this time out the mix of styles keeps the set interesting, the listener engaged.
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Track Listing
Jumpin' At The Border; Sippin'at Bell's; Andre De Sapato Novo; Monkish; Autumn Nocturne; The Sweetest Sounds; No Me Platiques Mas; Ow!; I Can't Face The Music; Nono; Take Me in Your Arms; Kali Sara; You're Driving Me Crazy; My Pearl; Carinhoso; You're Blase'.
Personnel
Josh Workman
guitarJosh Workman - electric and acoustic guitars; Larry Vuckovich - Piano; Omar Clay,Harold Jones - Drums; Noel Jewkes Flute - Saxophones; Nat Johnson, Buca Necak, Perry Thorsell - Bass; Kim Nalley - Vocals; Evan Price Violin; John Santos - Percussion; The Hot Club of San Francisco Evan Price - Violin, Paul Mehling - Guitar, Ari Munkres - Bass (track 12)
Album information
Title: Jumpin' At the Border | Year Released: 2004 | Record Label: Tetrachord Music