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A Fireside Chat with The World Saxophone Quartet
by AAJ Staff
The muscularity and imposing sound of the World Saxophone Quartet can be overwhelming to neophytes. Practiced listeners welcome WSQ's stately resonance and unpretentious tenor. And although the second alto chair vacated by the departure and passing of the late Julius Hemphill has evolved, a permanent substitute seems remote. The seasoned Oliver Lake, established Hamiett Bluiett, and ...
World Saxophone Quartet: Experience
by Jim Santella
The World Saxophone Quartet has never sounded better. It’s all about the music. With their eighth Justin Time album, they’ve rediscovered a source that has inspired generations. Although Jimi Hendrix passed in 1970, his music has stayed with us through thick and thin. How could we have ever survived Vietnam without his music? Two Gulf wars ...
Steppenwolf
Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Intro; The Crossing; Intro; Li'l Poki; Intro; Sunrise; Giant Steps; Intro; Color for Duke; Intro; Tor
World Saxophone Quartet: Steppenwolf
by AAJ Staff
Let's be up front: the World Saxophone Quartet has never made a bad record. Sure, some listeners might not appreciate the unbridled energy that marks much of their work--but as for the rest, there are no low points. On the other hand, no single WSQ record stands out above their twenty-some others. Certainly that's a catch ...
World Saxophone Quartet: Steppenwolf
by Jim Santella
Extended pieces make up most of the program presented here by the World Saxophone Quartet in a live Chicago appearance from 1999. In front of an audience, the foursome is loose and natural; what you see is what you get. Since 1976, this ensemble has taken its alluring persona on the road in chamber ...
25th Anniversary: The New Chapter
Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Suki Suki Now; Netdown; Bits 'n' Pieces; Goin' Home; Over a Cloud (Sobre una Nube); Stock; The New Chapter.
World Saxophone Quartet: 25th Anniversary
by Derek Taylor
Dressed to the nines in white tuxedos for the cover photo of this disc the WSQ obviously takes its quarter-century anniversary seriously. As they should, the four saxophonists have been something of an institution since their inception in 1976. Rolling the years forward from their inaugural run the group has undergone the requisite changes and growing ...
World Saxophone Quartet: 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter
by AAJ Staff
To the uninitiated, the title of this disc might portend bad omens. These four guys have been playing saxophone together for twenty-five years--how can they possibly still be interesting? Of course, that question is answered most affirmatively after a few minutes of listening, but it still deserves comment. With a combined eight decades of shared experience, ...
