He's not re-inventing the wheel, he says with a chuckle when discussing Back East (Nonesuch, 2007). But this exploring musician has gone back to an acoustic format. Specifically, a piano-less trio, the type of thing Sonny Rollins wowed critics with in the 1950s. Others have done it too. It's not even new to Redman, but it's a change after playing for the last couple of years in a larger band---the SFJazz Collective--and his more groove-based Elastic Band that features guitar, keyboards and other electronics.
AAJ contributor R.J. DeLuke spoke at length with Redman about moving back east, tackling the challenge of the piano-less sax trio and returning to an acoustic context as a leader for the first time since Beyond (Warner Bros., 2000).
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