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Dick Titterington: Yellow Dance
Overall,Titterington performs his originals (about half of the album) in an edgy style, seeming to want to take the music outside but never getting there. The remaining songs are done in a quite attractive mainstream fashion. Jensen's flute makes perfect sense as the lead instrument on João Gilberto/João Donato's "Minha Saudade" and also lends to the original "Seams." The melody line is perfectly suited to the dual horns (Davis and Titterington), sans piano, on Monk's "Trinkle Tinkle." The Harburg/Burton showtune "How Are Things in Glocca Mora?" is just plain pretty. On the other hand, Victor Feldman's jazz classic "Seven Steps To Heaven" is fragmentary and as played by the trio an exploratory work. There is a nice touch adding pianist Randy Porter (who here plays melodica) on "Glocca Morra" and "Alice in Wonderland."
It is interesting to note that this album is coproduced by mainstream jazz vocalist Rebecca Kilgore.
Track Listing
Yellow Dance; Seven Steps to Heaven; Lunky; How Are Things In Glocca Morra?; Seams; Trinkle Tinkle; Lose the Crowd; You're A Lucky Guy; Stream Line; Minha Saudade; Original Key; Alice In Wonderland.
Personnel
Dick Titterington
trumpetDick Titterington: trumpet; Scott Steed: bass; Todd Strait: drums. Tim Jensen: flute on tracks 5 and 10; Rob Davis: tenor saxophone on tracks 1 and 6; Randy Porter: melodica on tracks 4 and 12.
Album information
Title: Yellow Dance | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Heavywood Records
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