Tina Brooks • Back to the Tracks

 

Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
The music that comprises Back to the Tracks was recorded in September 1960, months after the sessions for True Blue, but it sat on the shelves until Mosaic reissued it as part of their Complete Blue Note Recordings box, even though it was penciled in for release. Like Minor Move, Tina Brooks first session that stayed unreleased for over 20 years, Back to the Tracks is an excellent hard bop set, and it's hard to understand why it wasn't released at the time. Brooks leads a fantastic band featuring alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor through three originals and two standards. Each musician has opportunity to shine, but Brooks remains the center of attention. His style is remarkably fluid, capable of graceful, elegant turns on the ballads and clean, speedy improvisations on the up-tempo bop. Each of the five songs have breathtaking moments, confirming Brooks talents as a saxophonist, composer and leader. Listening to Back to the Tracks, it's impossible to figure out why the record wasn't released at the time, but it's a hard bop gem from the early '60s to cherish.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-to-the-tracks-mw0000597316

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Reseña
por Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
La música que compone Back to the Tracks fue grabada en septiembre de 1960, meses después de las sesiones de True Blue, pero permaneció en las estanterías hasta que Mosaic la reeditó como parte de su caja Complete Blue Note Recordings, aunque estaba prevista su publicación. Al igual que Minor Move, la primera sesión de Tina Brooks que permaneció inédita durante más de 20 años, Back to the Tracks es un excelente conjunto de hard bop, y es difícil entender por qué no se publicó en su momento. Brooks dirige una fantástica banda con el saxofonista alto Jackie McLean, el trompetista Blue Mitchell, el pianista Kenny Drew, el bajista Paul Chambers y el baterista Art Taylor a través de tres originales y dos estándares. Cada músico tiene la oportunidad de brillar, pero Brooks sigue siendo el centro de atención. Su estilo es extraordinariamente fluido, capaz de realizar giros elegantes y llenos de gracia en las baladas y limpias y rápidas improvisaciones en el bop de ritmo rápido. Cada una de las cinco canciones tiene momentos impresionantes, confirmando el talento de Brooks como saxofonista, compositor y líder. Al escuchar Back to the Tracks, es imposible entender por qué el disco no se publicó en su momento, pero es una joya del hard bop de principios de los 60 que hay que conservar.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-to-the-tracks-mw0000597316

Tracks:
1 - Back To The Tracks 8:00
2 - Street Singer 10:17
3 - The Blues And I 8:52
4 - For Heavens Sake 6:01
5 - The Ruby And The Pearl 5:05

Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean (tracks: 2)
    Bass – Paul Chambers
    Design – Patrick Roques
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Art Taylor
    Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Mastered By [With 20-bit Super Bit Mapping] – Ron McMaster
    Photography By [Cover Photograph, Liner Photographs] – Francis Wolff
    Piano – Kenny Drew
    Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone – Tina Brooks
    Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 1 (#2) and October 20 (all others), 1960.

Label:    Blue Note – CDP 7243 8 21737 2 4
Series:    Blue Note Connoisseur Series
Released:    1998
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/3120112-Tina-Brooks-Back-To-The-Tracks

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