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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Joshua Redman appeared on Jools Holland's Later show many years ago and played "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore". He was breath-takingly good and I rushed out and bought this album not long afterwards. As with all great Jazz players Redman's live performance was better than the studio performance.
Here he plays a mixture of acknowledged Jazz standards like 'Summertime' and some contemporary 'pop' standards such as Lennon & McCartneys 'Eleanor Rigby' and Stevie Wonder's 'Visions'. Listening to these tracks you can hear clear influences. On 'Summertime' at times you could swear you were listening to Coltrane!
The band are very very good. Redman plays Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxes. Brad Mehldau is on Piano, larry Grenadier is on Bass and Brian Blade Drums.
All round a very good album.
Here he plays a mixture of acknowledged Jazz standards like 'Summertime' and some contemporary 'pop' standards such as Lennon & McCartneys 'Eleanor Rigby' and Stevie Wonder's 'Visions'. Listening to these tracks you can hear clear influences. On 'Summertime' at times you could swear you were listening to Coltrane!
The band are very very good. Redman plays Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxes. Brad Mehldau is on Piano, larry Grenadier is on Bass and Brian Blade Drums.
All round a very good album.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Best of the Young Lions?
7 May 2000
Format:Audio CD
Where would modern jazz be without Joshua Redman? He stands as one of the few living sax players capable of actually making and original statement with his instrument, and doing so ina manner that will leave a lasting impression on the listener. "Timeless Tales" is without any original Redman compositions, so a first time listener will not be able to hear the full abilities of this young man. Still, for someone new to jazz or interested in strong improvs of well known standards this is an excellent selection. If there are any complaints to be made they are few. The group is perhaps too laid back at times (Times They Are a Changing) but they still provide timeless renditions of "TImeless Tales" none the less.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great C.D.! Immensely Satisfying!
25 Feb 2000
Format:Audio CD
Joshua Redman's openness to pop forms and his gifts for expressing its open emotions in language uncompromisingly that of Jazz's highest aspirations makes him a unique figure in contemporary improvising.On the tenor saxaphone he projects elements of the whole tradition of his instrument in Jazz-- Jump band, Soul, Bebop, Romatic Tenor Ballad, Free; his sound is his own, and his style is getting there.He understands how to construct drama in musical language.He has a centered tone,swings unerringly,creates elegant melodies within complex structures.Redman has expaned his horizons with each release, and his 1998 offering "Timeless Tales" is no exception. Joined by a brilliantly interactive peer group rhythm section (pianist Brad Mehldau,bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Brian Blade),the saxophonist interprets five songbook classics and five "new standards" blending a sophisticated understanding of Pop codes with a comprehensive command of the Jazz vocabulary. Give it a listen.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Timeless Beauty
30 April 1999
Format:Audio CD
If kids today only knew what they were missing.Joshua Redman is a great musician and this is truly a wonderful recording.My favorite cut is "visions" a remake of the Stevie Wonder classic.Music like this never gets old unlike the garbage we are inundated with on radio and television.If anyone is interested in hearing some great TIMELESS JAZZ!PICK UP THIS C.D.
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