Charles McPherson • Horizons

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
Charles McPherson's fifth Prestige album (which was reissued in 1998 in the Original Jazz Classics series) differs from the first four in that McPherson contributed four of the six originals. Assisted by pianist Cedar Walton, the up-and-coming guitarist Pat Martino, bassist Walter Booker, drummer Billy Higgins and (on three of the songs) the obscure but fluent vibraphonist Nasir Hafiz, the altoist is in typically swinging and boppish form.
Best among his originals are the catchy "Ain't That Something" and "She Loves Me," while "Lush Life" is taken as an alto guitar duet. By playing bop-oriented music in 1968, Charles McPherson could have been considered behind the times, but he was never a fad chaser and he has long had a timeless style. This music still sounds viable and creative decades later.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/horizons-mw0000602135

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
El quinto álbum Prestige de Charles McPherson (que se reeditó en 1998 en la serie Original Jazz Classics) difiere de los cuatro primeros en que McPherson aportó cuatro de los seis originales. Asistido por el pianista Cedar Walton, el prometedor guitarrista Pat Martino, el bajista Walter Booker, el batería Billy Higgins y (en tres de las canciones) el oscuro pero fluido vibrafonista Nasir Hafiz, el contralto está en su forma típica de swing y boppish.
Entre sus canciones originales destacan las pegadizas "Ain't That Something" y "She Loves Me", mientras que "Lush Life" se interpreta a dúo con la guitarra del contralto. Al tocar música orientada al bop en 1968, Charles McPherson podría haber sido considerado atrasado, pero nunca fue un cazador de modas y desde hace tiempo tiene un estilo atemporal. Esta música sigue sonando viable y creativa décadas después.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/horizons-mw0000602135

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Tracks:
1 - Horizons
Written-By – Charles McPherson

2 - Lush Life
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn

3 - Ain't That Somethin'
Written-By – Charles McPherson

4 - Night Eyes
Written-By – Charles McPherson

5 - I Should Care
Written-By – Stordahl*, Weston*, Cahn*

6 - She Loves Me
Written-By – Charles McPherson


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson
    Bass – Walter Booker
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Engineer – Richard Alderson
    Guitar – Pat Martino
    Liner Notes – Chris Albertson
    Piano – Cedar Walton
    Producer, Design – Don Schlitten
    Remastered By – Joe Tarantino
    Vibraphone – Nasir Hafiz

Recorded in New York City; August 27, 1968.

Label:    Prestige – PR 7603, Prestige – PRST 7603
Country:    US
Released:    1969
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop, Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/2930207-Charles-McPherson-Horizons

 

 

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