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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Reuben Wilson • Azure Te



Review by Ken Dryden
It's hard to believe that jazz organist Reuben Wilson actually retired from music for a time beginning during the 1980s, but he went for a long spell without any recording opportunities as a leader, until a revival of interest in his music prompted steady work beginning in the middle of the following decade. Azure Te is an admirable effort because of Wilson's seasoned chops and the diversity of material selected for the session, in addition to the contributions of guitarist Rodney Jones, alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and drummer J.T. Lewis. Starting with a breezy interpretation of Charlie Parker's "Scrapple from the Apple," the quartet displays an amazing energy without resorting to overplaying at any point. One surprise is the wonderfully funky setting of the country ballad "Streets of Laredo," while "Summertime" benefits from a peppy setting, with a particularly thoughtful, bluesy solo by Jones. Wilson does justice to the late organist Wild Bill Davis' "Azure Te," a snappy yet understated swinger. Wilson's soul-jazz roots are on display in his invigorating originals "Still Grooving" and "Kitchen Fire Blues." Recommended.

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Reseña de Ken Dryden
Es difícil creer que el organista de jazz Reuben Wilson se retiró de la música durante un tiempo a partir de la década de 1980, pero pasó un largo período sin oportunidades de grabación como líder, hasta que un resurgimiento del interés en su música impulsó un trabajo constante a partir de mediados de la década siguiente. Azure Te es un esfuerzo admirable por la experiencia de Wilson y la diversidad del material seleccionado para la sesión, además de las contribuciones del guitarrista Rodney Jones, el saxofonista alto Kenny Garrett y el baterista J.T. Lewis. Empezando por una interpretación desenfadada de "Scrapple from the Apple" de Charlie Parker, el cuarteto muestra una energía asombrosa sin recurrir a la sobreactuación en ningún momento. Una de las sorpresas es la maravillosa configuración funky de la balada country "Streets of Laredo", mientras que "Summertime" se beneficia de una configuración alegre, con un solo particularmente reflexivo y bluesero de Jones. Wilson hace justicia a "Azure Te", del fallecido organista Wild Bill Davis, un swing ágil pero discreto. Las raíces soul-jazz de Wilson se muestran en sus vigorosos originales "Still Grooving" y "Kitchen Fire Blues". Recomendado.











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5 comments:

  1. Wanted to thank you earlier for this one(and wish you a Merry Christmas)but was at my girl's who computer seems to block every site I go to! So, Happy New Year instead and thanks for all you do. Your work is eclectic and indispensable to this music lover.

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    1. Thank you very much Rev. your comments and thanks, and with respect to eclecticism, I think that if it were not like this, this blog would not be fun and would have no surprises.
      HAPPY NEW YEAR Rev.!

      P.S. Apparently we have the same problem: women and computers do not get along.

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  2. 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤 𝙖 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙅𝙧., 𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙤 𝙖 𝙍𝙤𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙨𝙞́ 𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙮 "𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤 𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖"... "𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝"𝙞́𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙨 𝙮 𝘼𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙯🤗. 🖖😎

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    1. 𝙀𝙡 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤:

      Alto Saxophone – Kenny Garrett
      Drums – J.T. Lewis
      Guitar – Rodney Jones
      Organ [Hammond B3] – Reuben Wilson

      𝘼𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙯🤗. 🖖😎

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