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World Saxophone Quartet: Experience
by Kurt Gottschalk
With its glory days more than arguably behind it, the WSQ has become something of a powerhouse repertory band. Beginning in 1977, the four saxophonists (then Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, and David Murray) released seven remarkable albums in eight years before finding a second calling as an interpreting ensemble with 1986's brilliant Plays Duke ...
Experience
Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Freedom; If 6 Was 9; Hey Joe; Machine Gun; Little Wing; Foxey Lady; Hear My Train a Comin
World Saxophone Quartet: Experience
by Phil DiPietro
Sick 'o' standards? Here, the members of the World Saxophone Quartet, who could tackle anything, jack the repertoire of Jimi Hendrix and render it to their whim. The WSQ is known for working without a rhythm section, but they use one here on 4 of 8 cuts (including “If 6 was 9"). That decision, coupled with ...
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.
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