Paul Desmond Featuring Gabor Szabo • Skylark

Review by Richard S. Ginell 

Moving over to the CTI label with Creed Taylor, Paul Desmond injects a bit of the 1970s into his sound, obtaining agreeable if not totally simpatico results. Here, the cool altoist is teamed with the progressive-slanted drumming of Jack DeJohnette (who might have been too busy a drummer for his taste), and Bob James' electric and acoustic pianos, with Ron Carter as the bass anchor, Gene Bertoncini on rhythm guitar, and, most interestingly, another individualist, Gabor Szabo, on solo electric guitar. For the first and only time, even taking into account the most inspired moments of Jim Hall, Desmond is not the most interesting soloist on his own record, for it is Szabo who most consistently draws you in with his mesmerizing incantations over vamps from the rhythm section. For those who missed it the first time, Desmond remakes "Take Ten" -- without the Middle Eastern elements -- "Romance de Amor" is eventually dominated by Szabo, and the inclusion of "Was a Sunny Day" proves that Desmond's involvement with the music of Paul Simon in 1970 was not a passing infatuation. Don Sebesky is credited with the "arrangements" but his orchestrating hand is not felt except for a single solo cello (George Ricci) in an adaptation of Purcell ("Music for a While"). It's a cautious change of pace for Desmond, although the fiercer context into which he was placed doesn't really fire his imagination.

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Reseña de Richard S. Ginell 

Pasando a la etiqueta CTI con Creed Taylor, Paul Desmond inyecta un poco de los años 70 en su sonido, obteniendo resultados agradables, si no totalmente simpáticos. Aquí, el genial contralto se une a la progresiva e inclinada batería de Jack DeJohnette (que podría haber sido un baterista demasiado ocupado para su gusto), y a los pianos eléctricos y acústicos de Bob James, con Ron Carter como presentador de bajo, Gene Bertoncini en la guitarra rítmica y, lo que es más interesante, otro individualista, Gabor Szabo, en la guitarra eléctrica en solitario. Por primera y única vez, incluso teniendo en cuenta los momentos más inspirados de Jim Hall, Desmond no es el solista más interesante de su propio disco, ya que es Szabo el que más te atrae con sus fascinantes encantamientos sobre vampiros de la sección rítmica. Para aquellos que se lo perdieron por primera vez, Desmond rehace "Take Ten" -- sin los elementos de Oriente Medio -- "Romance de Amor" es finalmente dominado por Szabo, y la inclusión de "Was a Sunny Day" prueba que la implicación de Desmond con la música de Paul Simon en 1970 no fue un enamoramiento pasajero. A Don Sebesky se le atribuyen los "arreglos", pero su mano orquestadora no se siente excepto por un solo violonchelo (George Ricci) en una adaptación de Purcell ("Music for a While"). Es un cauteloso cambio de ritmo para Desmond, aunque el contexto más feroz en el que fue colocado en realidad no enciende su imaginación.

Tracklist:
1 - Take Ten - 6:05
2 - Romance De Amor - 9:37
3 - Was A Sunny Day - 4:50
4 - Music For A While - 6:42
5 - Skylark - 5:18
6 - Indian Summer - 3:58
7 - Music For A While (Alt. Take) - 5:53
8 - Skylark (Alt. Take) - 5:37
9 - Indian Summer (Alt. Take) - 5:28


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
    Arranged By, Supervised By – Don Sebesky
    Bass – Ron Carter
    Cello – George Ricci
    Design [Album Design] – Bob Ciano
    Drums – Jack DeJohnette
    Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
    Featuring – Gabor Szabo
    Guitar – Gene Bertoncini
    Guitar, Soloist [All Solos] – Gabor Szabo
    Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
    Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Pete Turner
    Photography By [Liner Photograph] – Armen Kachaturian
    Piano, Electric Piano – Bob James
    Producer – Creed Taylor


Notes:
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios on Nov. and Dec., 1973
#8 and #9 are previously unreleased bonus tracks.


Label: CTI Records ‎– ZK 65133, Epic ‎– ZK 65133, Legacy ‎– ZK 65133
Series: The CTI Catalogue Re-Launch Series –
Released: 1997
Original Release: 1974
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul




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