The vision's tale

CD album.

Nära nyskick. CD, Antilles ANCD 8746 (1989 / 1989). Den engelske tenor- och sopransaxofonisten Courtney Pine trädde på 1980-talet fram som ett nytt stjärnskott på jazzhimlen. Han har senare gått vidare till både reggae och mer R&B-färgat material. På det här albumet handlar det dock om riktig mainstream jazz, mycket kanske beroende på att han spelar tillsammans med pianisten Ellis Marsalis från New Orleans, pappa till Wynton, Branford och Delfeayo Marsalis. Delbert Felix spelar bas och Jeff "Tain" Watts trummor. "At 26, Courtney Pine in 1989 seemed to be on his way to being one of the top tenors in jazz although at that point he was still heavily influenced by John Coltrane. This set was a bit of a departure for Pine, who often displays a wild extroverted style, was (if anything) overly respectful to the standards that he interprets. Perhaps this was due to the presence of pianist Ellis Marsalis....Pine sounds restricted to the melody with only slight variations on some of the numbers including "In a Mellow Tone," "Skylark" and "God Bless the Child." He does cut loose a bit on a few of the other pieces but his solos in general are much briefer than usual. The best moments are Pine's outings on both tenor and soprano on "A Raggamuffin's Stance," "I'm an Old Cowhand" and a stormy Coltrane-ish "Giant Steps." It is a pity that the rest of the album is not of that same intensity..." (Scott Yanow, allmusic.com)Speltid 68:49. Begagnad .