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Gregory Tardy: The Hidden Light

by Jim Santella
April 1, 2000

Greg Tardy’s third release as a leader drives the mainstream highways with both a classic quartet and quintet format. Two-thirds of the album is original material that the saxophonist personalizes with an impressionistic touch. Working with Elvin Jones from 1993-95 has left a driving, forceful influence with Tardy; yet his heart moves him to other places as well.

Composed for a friend, pianist James Hurt, “Mr. Hurt" is built on the chord changes to “What Is This Thing Called Love," ...

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Gregory Tardy: Serendipity

by Jim Santella
September 1, 1998

Young lion Greg Tardy shares his enthusiasm and modern mainstream approach with support from pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Eric Harland. The tenor saxophonist leads his ensemble in a session of standards and originals, showing a preference for the excitement of hard bop rhythms and its inherent variety of brash harmonies.

Russell Gunn guests on “Blues to Professor Pickens" with a deeply rooted trumpet solo filled with earthy emotion. Tardy and Miller maintain an “old blues" mood. ...

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Gregory Tardy: Serendipity

by Robert Spencer
February 1, 1998

Gregory Tardy is Impulse's hot new saxophonist, having played with Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine, Wynton, Tom Harrell, Jay McShann, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Steve Coleman. On Serendipity,, his maiden voyage as a leader, he's joined by Wynton's longtime bassist Reginald Veal, Aaron Goldberg on piano and Eric Harland on drums. Mulgrew Miller on piano and trumpeters Tom Harrell and Russell Gunn drop by here and there.

Serendipity is a solid shot out of the box. The program alternates attractively between ...