By DAN BILAWSKY
October 24, 2012
Guitarist Ed Cherry is best known for his lengthy, decade-plus tenure with trumpet titan Dizzy Gillespie, but his work with another heavyweight of a different ilk—organist Big John Patton—is a more obvious influence on It's All Good. Cherry played the important role of Patton's guitar-playing foil during some of the legend's '90s comeback sessions and he acquired a deep understanding of the organ group dynamic through osmosis during this period.
Patton's '90s work dealt with some outlying ideals—courtesy of musicians like saxophone maverick John Zorn—blended with a more straightforward approach, but Cherry doesn't flirt with far-reaching thoughts like his former employer. Instead, he puts his Grant Green-influenced guitar to good use on a program of relatively laid back material that emphasizes soul and groove in centrist fashion.
Cherry's slick-cum-sizzling finger work is ever-impressive throughout this program of smartly reworked covers and originals. He brings a sly sound to "You Don't Know What Love Is," delivers a Brazilian-tinged take on "Blue In Green," gives Thelonious Monk's "Epistrophy" a smoking, streamlined reading and turns Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" into a mid-tempo swinger. Elsewhere, Cherry hits a Wes Montgomery-like stride ("Something For Charlie") and revels in the warm beauty of Duke Ellington ("In A Sentimental Mood").
His comrades—organist Pat Bianchi and drummer Byron Landham—both prove to be well-suited for this session, as they're willing to lead or follow and able to go wherever the moment takes them. Bianchi is capable of extreme subtlety, as demonstrated with his gentle backing on "In A Sentimental Mood," but his skills don't stop there. He can cook with the best of them ("Something For Charlie") and he has a penchant for cut-to-the-core melodic delivery that's exhibited during a pair of Wayne Shorter tunes ("Deluge" and "Edda"). Landham, who earned his organ group stripes with Joey DeFrancesco and several other high profile players, is the consummate groove maker here, delivering waltz time wonders ("Edda"), Brazilian beats ("Blue In Green"), über-slow funk ("Chitlins Con Carne") and right-down-the-middle swing with equal skill. His solo trading, on display in several places, is crisp, classy and highly entertaining.
Cherry and company don't distinguish themselves by doing anything bold or new on It's All Good, but they make this a memorable outing through the sheer force of musicality and taste; the title doesn't lie on this one.
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Por DAN BILAWSKY
24 de octubre de 2012
El guitarrista Ed Cherry es más conocido por su larga década con el titán de la trompeta Dizzy Gillespie, pero su trabajo con otro peso pesado de un organista diferente, Big John Patton, es una influencia más obvia en It's All Good. Cherry jugó un papel importante en la guitarra de Patton durante algunas de las sesiones de regreso de la leyenda de los 90 y adquirió un profundo conocimiento de la dinámica del grupo de órgano a través de la ósmosis durante este período.
El trabajo de Patton en los 90 trató con algunos ideales lejanos, cortesía de músicos como el saxofonista John Zorn, mezclados con un enfoque más directo, pero Cherry no coquetea con pensamientos de largo alcance como su antiguo empleador. En su lugar, le da un buen uso a su guitarra con influencia de Grant Green en un programa de material relativamente relajado que enfatiza el soul y el groove de forma centrista.
El ingenioso trabajo de Cherry con los dedos es siempre impresionante a través de este programa de tapas y originales inteligentemente reelaborados. Aporta un sonido astuto a "You Don't Know What Love Is", ofrece una versión con matices brasileños de "Blue In Green", da a "Epistrofía" de Thelonious Monk una lectura humeante y simplificada y convierte "Maiden Voyage" de Herbie Hancock en un swinger a medio tiempo. En otro lugar, Cherry da un paso como el de Wes Montgomery ("Something For Charlie") y se deleita con la cálida belleza de Duke Ellington ("In A Sentimental Mood").
Sus camaradas, el organizador Pat Bianchi y el baterista Byron Landham, demuestran estar bien preparados para esta sesión, ya que están dispuestos a liderar o seguir y son capaces de ir a donde sea que el momento los lleve. Bianchi es capaz de una sutileza extrema, como se demuestra con su suave apoyo en "In A Sentimental Mood", pero sus habilidades no se detienen ahí. Puede cocinar con lo mejor de ellos ("Something For Charlie") y tiene una afición por la entrega melódica de corte al centro que se exhibe durante un par de melodías de Wayne Shorter ("Deluge" y "Edda"). Landham, que se ganó sus galones de organista con Joey DeFrancesco y varios otros jugadores de alto perfil, es el consumado fabricante de ritmos aquí, entregando maravillas de tiempo de vals ("Edda"), ritmos brasileños ("Blue In Green"), über-slow funk ("Chitlins Con Carne") y swing de derecha a izquierda con igual habilidad. Su actuación en solitario, que se exhibe en varios lugares, es nítida, con clase y muy entretenida.
Cherry y compañía no se distinguen por hacer nada audaz o nuevo en It's All Good, pero hacen de esta una salida memorable por la fuerza de la musicalidad y el gusto; el título no radica en esto.
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Tracklist
1 You Don't Know What Love Is 5:58
2 Mogadishu 6:15
3 Edda 6:05
4 In A Sentimental Mood 5:52
5 Chitlins Con Carne 7:32
6 Maiden Voyage 4:44
7 Deluge 6:17
8 Christo Redentor 6:58
9 Something For Charlie 4:11
10 Blue In Green 6:15
11 Epistrophy 5:53
Personnel: Ed Cherry: guitar; Pat Bianchi: organ; Byron Landham: drums.
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