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Joshua Redman: Passage of Time
All eight of these new pieces are threaded together in a way that recalls 1999's Timeless Tales. Beginning with the tenor soliloquy "Before" and ending with the moving, hymn-like "After," Redman configures the album as an unfolding story, a "passage of time"-'one that peaks calmly with the extended piece "Time." Redman unleashes one of his most passionate melodies to date on "Bronze," surges brilliantly on "Enemies Within," and crafts a distinctively dancing odd meter on "Our Minuet." There are no liner notes, so the listener is left to speculate about the political implications of the vibrant two-part mini-suite "Free Speech."
After the last note of the record fades away, one can hear exhausted sighs and comments from the band members. Redman, with mock officiousness, says, "OK, see you cats next year." Let's hope so. Another record by this battle-hardened quartet would be welcome indeed.
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Track Listing
Before; Free Speech (Phase I); Free Speech (Phase II); Our Minuet; Bronze; Enemies Within; After.
Personnel
Joshua Redman
saxophoneJoshua Redman: tenor saxophone; Aaron Goldberg: piano; Reuben Rogers: bass; Gregory Hutchinson: drums.
Album information
Title: Passage of Time | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: Warner Bros.
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