Chuck Redd • The Common Thread

 

Chuck Redd is a deft, subtle vibraphonist who surrounds himself with equally talented and experienced musicians. He’s the equivalent of a midlist author: no blockbuster but dependable and reassuring. The Common Thread is enjoyable for its skillful blend of imagination and modesty.

Propelled by similarly light-fingered drummer Mickey Roker and the highly selective bassist Bob Cranshaw, Redd turns in standards spanning a luminous, watery “The Shadow of Your Smile” and a seductive “Moonlight in Vermont”; should-be standards like Ellington’s sultry “Purple Gazelle” and Tommy Flanagan’s breakneck “Beat’s Up” (cool pun), a showcase for the rhythm section, particularly the nicely florid pianist Rossano Sportiello; and revamps like “Old Man Roker,” Redd’s tribute to his drummer and “Ol’ Man River” scribe Jerome Kern. Soul saxman Houston Person lends earthiness and funk to four selections.
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/chuck-redd-the-common-thread/

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Chuck Redd es un vibrafonista hábil y sutil que se rodea de músicos igualmente talentosos y experimentados. Es el equivalente a un autor de la lista media: no es un éxito de ventas, pero es fiable y tranquilizador. The Common Thread es agradable por su hábil mezcla de imaginación y modestia.

Impulsado por el baterista Mickey Roker, de dedos igualmente ligeros, y el bajista Bob Cranshaw, muy selectivo, Redd ofrece estándares que abarcan un luminoso y acuoso "The Shadow of Your Smile" y un seductor "Moonlight in Vermont"; estándares que deberían serlo, como la sensual "Purple Gazelle" de Ellington y la vertiginosa "Beat's Up" de Tommy Flanagan (un juego de palabras genial), un escaparate para la sección rítmica, en particular para el pianista Rossano Sportiello, que es muy florido; y renovaciones como "Old Man Roker", el homenaje de Redd a su batería y al autor de "Ol' Man River", Jerome Kern. El saxofonista de soul Houston Person aporta terrenalidad y funk a cuatro selecciones.
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Tracklist
1 - I Hear Music - 4:23
2 - Moonlight In Vermont - 5:16
3 - The Common Thread - 4:50
4 - My One And Only - 4:26
5 - Purple Gazelle - 5:27
6 - Some Other Spring - 5:23
7 - Old Man Roker - 4:19
8 - Witchcraft - 6:38
9 - Beat's Up - 4:51
10 - The Shadow Of Your Smile - 3:50
11 - All God's Children Got Rhythm - 2:51
12 - I Wish I Were Twins - 4:58


Credits:
    Bass – Bob Cranshaw (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 12)
    Drums – Chuck Redd (tracks: 5, 9, 11), Mickey Roker (tracks: 1 to 3, 7, 8, 12)
    Piano – Rossano Sportiello
    Producer – Arbors Records, Inc.
    Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person (tracks: 1 to 3, 12)
    Vibraphone [Vibes] – Chuck Redd


Label: Arbors Records ‎– ARCD 19398
Released: 2010
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Swing
https://www.discogs.com/Chuck-Redd-The-Common-Thread/release/14894781

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