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Kenny Burrell, Leny White, et al.: Primal Blue
ByThe genre is a natural for the guitarist (remember Midnight Blue?) and the bassist. But each player, including the very talented horn players, excels in this environment. This is Cedar Walton and Kenny Burrell's first teaming since the guitarist's 1991 disk, Sunup to Sundown, on Contemporaryand it's great to hear them together again. Ron Carter, as expected, has played with all these guys before. His talents are significant in blending the group in a warm, focused unity. White features Carter prominently throughout (as he does on other Hip Bop discs like Tom Browne's refreshing Another Shade of Browne) and most memorably here on John Coltrane's "Bass Blues" (originally from the 1957 album Traneing In). Every track works well, but standouts include White's "Uno Dos Adios," Burrell's "Primal Blue," Walton's ode to his mother, "Dear Ruth" and Carter's "For Toddlers Only."
One has trouble imagining how Lenny White can afford to continue gathering such talented friends together to make such a wide variety of stimulating genre jazz (remember his excellent Acoustic Masters series on Atlantic Jazz a few years back featuring Charles Lloyd and Bobby Hutcherson?). But here's hoping, through his Hip Bop label, he is able to continue. Recommended.
Track Listing
Bass Blues; Uno Dos Adios; Primal Blue; Dear Ruth; Stolen Moments; For Toddlers Only; You Go To My Head;
Personnel
Kenny Burrell
guitar, electricTim Hagans
trumpetAlbum information
Title: Primal Blue | Year Released: 1997 | Record Label: Hip-Bop
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