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We 2
Label: WJ3 Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Five Spot After Dark; My Ship; Overjoyed; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Lift Every Voice and Sing / Total Praise; Monk's Mood / Think of One; Have Thine Own Way, Lord; Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?; Nancy (With the Laughing Face); They; The Feeling of Jazz.
Wycliffe Gordon / Eric Reed: We 2
by Jim Santella
WyclifWycliffe Gordon and Eric Reed give one of the best jazz performances of 2007 in this expressive and highly creative program of eleven familiar pieces. Armstrong, Ellington, Sinatra, Monk and Stevie Wonder are represented with deep respect and musical purity; yet, both artists carve into the modern mainstream with free-flowing thoughts. Gordon and ...
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Marcia Hillman
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and bassist/vocalist Jay Leonhart went into the recording studio and pulled off a plum with This Rhythm On My Mind. Using original material written by both, as well as two jazz standards, the duo successfully blended their individual skills and similar senses of humor. There are many magic moments. For ...
Wycliffe Gordon / Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Budd Kopman
Sometimes jazz as art does not have to solve the world's problems, just bring a bit of joy to an otherwise tired and dismayed soul, especially in this day and age. This Rhythm On My Mind--an antidote to the mundane and the depressing--accomplishes just that, but instead of using, say, energy to conquer the blues, it ...
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Michael P. Gladstone
File under: Louis Armstrong meets Jack Teagarden redux! That description is accurate with respect to the vibe of the recording, but not the instrumentation: the two musicians featured here play the trombone and acoustic bass, respectively. Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, a much in-demand musician who has toiled in various Wynton Marsalis organizations over the past decade or ...
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: Humor in Harmony
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
At first, über-bassist Jay Leonhart and acclaimed trombonist Wycliffe Gordon seem an unlikely pair. Visually, they look like the Anglo poet and the star linebacker; chronologically, they're at least a generation apart. But they are both immensely talented, and their personal and musical rapport transcends any other differences between them. As relaxed and amiable as the ...
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Mark F. Turner
In times of social, political, and global challenges, music has always helped to ease the burdens of the people. Jazz artists such as trumpeter Louis Armstrong did more than just play instruments; they were also entertainers that spirited listeners into better times. This Rhythm On My Mind remembers those sentiments. The recording features ...
Cone's Coup
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2006
Track listing: Shhh!!! (The Band Is Trying to Play); Yaht Doo Daht Ditt; Sweet Spot; Blues for Alice's Freight Train; Speak Low; Breaks; Blooz Hymn; Just Friends; Stars Fell on Alabama; Mister P.C.; Cruise Blues; Hush Yo' Mouf!!
Greensleeves
Album: Standards Only
By Wycliffe Gordon
Label: Nagel Heyer Records
Released: 0
Duration: 3:12
