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Hadley Caliman and Pete Christlieb: Reunion
By Track review of "Little Dex""Little Dex" (after Dexter Gordon) is thus titled after the nickname given to Caliman on Central Avenue in LA. Anschell fashioned the piece on the Gershwin Brothers' "I Got Rhythm" changes, as was common back in the day. Never open with a ballad, and this is no ballad.
The beauty of this tenor madness is two vastly different approaches to the same instrument can be heard; Caliman and Christlieb's styles could not be more different. Christlieb plays the A sections in a tight, fast tone, approaching it like an alto horn. His solos are tart and thoughtfully constructed. Caliman, on the other hand, has a diffuse tone with potent momentum. His solos, played over the bridge B section, are full of age and pathos, vaguely recalling Dexter Gordon, without kneeling to mere imitation.
Discs like this are welcome additions to the mainstream-traditional bop repertoire.
Track Listing
Little Dex; Up Jumped Spring; Comencio; Gala; I Thought About You; Nasty Green; Wide Stance; Dream On; Love For Sale.
Personnel
Hadley Caliman
saxophoneHadley Caliman: tenor saxophone; Pete Christlieb: tenor saxophone; Bill Anschell: piano; Chuck Dearforf: bass; John Bishop: drums.
Album information
Title: Reunion | Year Released: 2010 | Record Label: Origin Records