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Tim Armacost: The Wishing Well
ByArmacost begins the proceedings here with a lush, leisurely stroll through "Body and Soul," topped off with an extended, unaccompanied solo that recalls both Coleman Hawkins' classic tone and Coltrane's modernism. The album's centerpiece is an audacious and thrilling take on Coltrane's "Crescent" that adroitly straddles the line between the twin virtues of discipline and freedom. Armacost's own compositions range from the beautiful title ballad (originally written for a friend's wedding) to the full-tilt, Latin-tinged hard bop of the closing number, "Special Delivery."
Armacost and his stellar rhythm section - pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Ray Drummond and the great drummer Billy Hart - were captured in the midst of a European tour, and they're all at the top of their games and very much in sync. This is aggressive, daring modern jazz played at a very high level by all involved.
Selections: Body and Soul, Sustenance, Crescent, Black Sand Beach, The Wishing Well, Special Delivery.
Personnel: Tim Armacost, tenor sax; Bruce Barth, piano; Ray Drummond, bass, Billy Hart, drums.
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Body And Soul; Sustenance; Cresent; Black Sand Beach; The Wishing Well; Special Delivery.
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Album information
Title: The Wishing Well | Year Released: 2000 | Record Label: Double Cross
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About Tim Armacost
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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