Joe Farnsworth • Time To Swing

 

Review
by Matt Collar  
Joe Farnsworth's fifth solo album, 2020's Time to Swing, finds the adept jazz drummer leading a relaxed, yet hard-swinging all-star quartet featuring trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, pianist Kenny Barron, and bassist Peter Washington. Whether playing with the supergroup One for All, or with esteemed veterans like the late Harold Mabern (with whom he recorded the posthumously released 2020 album Mabern Plays Mabern), Farnsworth has displayed his strong grasp of the acoustic jazz tradition. Blessed with an impeccable sense of time, sparkling cymbal skills, and warm empathy for backing soloists, Farnsworth is the epitome of the modern jazz drummer. He brings all of this experience to bear on Time to Swing. The first half of the album features the quartet with Marsalis, a sound that evokes the trumpeter's early work on album's like Black Codes (From the Underground) and Live at Blues Alley. As if to underline this connection, they dive into Marsalis' briskly attenuated "Hesitation," a song culled from his 1982 debut. They also offer an ebullient take on Farnsworth's midtempo blues "The Good Shepherd," and sink into the dusky romanticism of the classic ballad "Darn That Dream." For the second half of the album Farnsworth pares his group down to a trio, burrowing into Barron's Latin-tinged "Lemuria," as well as an urbane reading of "Prelude to a Kiss" and a languid, golden-hour rendition of Duke Ellington's "The Star-Crossed Lovers." Farnsworth also grabs the spotlight with an unaccompanied drum improvisation, "One for Jimmy Cobb," in which he pays kinetic homage to the legendary Miles Davis drummer who died in 2020. With Time to Swing, Farnsworth has crafted an album that conjures the joyful feeling of friends hanging out and further underlines his reputation as a torchbearer for acoustic modern jazz.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/time-to-swing-mw0003405315

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por Matt Collar
El quinto álbum en solitario de Joe Farnsworth, Time to Swing de 2020, encuentra al experto baterista de jazz al frente de un cuarteto de estrellas relajado pero con mucho swing que incluye al trompetista Wynton Marsalis, el pianista Kenny Barron y el bajista Peter Washington. Ya sea tocando con el supergrupo One for All, o con veteranos estimados como el difunto Harold Mabern (con quien grabó el álbum Mabern Plays Mabern, lanzado póstumamente en 2020), Farnsworth ha demostrado su gran comprensión de la tradición del jazz acústico. Bendecido con un sentido del tiempo impecable, brillantes habilidades con los platillos y una cálida empatía por los solistas de acompañamiento, Farnsworth es el epítome del baterista de jazz moderno. Aporta toda esta experiencia a Time to Swing. La primera mitad del álbum presenta al cuarteto con Marsalis, un sonido que evoca los primeros trabajos del trompetista en álbumes como Black Codes (From the Underground) y Live at Blues Alley. Como para subrayar esta conexión, se sumergen en "Hesitation" de Marsalis, enérgicamente atenuada, una canción extraída de su debut en 1982. También ofrecen una versión entusiasta del blues de medio tiempo de Farnsworth "The Good Shepherd" y se hunden en el romanticismo oscuro de la balada clásica "Darn That Dream". Para la segunda mitad del álbum, Farnsworth reduce a su grupo a un trío, profundizando en "Lemuria" con tintes latinos de Barron, así como en una lectura cortés de "Prelude to a Kiss" y una interpretación lánguida y dorada de Duke Ellington. "Los amantes desafortunados". Farnsworth también llama la atención con una improvisación de batería sin acompañamiento, "One for Jimmy Cobb", en la que rinde homenaje cinético al legendario baterista Miles Davis que murió en 2020. Con Time to Swing, Farnsworth ha creado un álbum que evoca el sentimiento alegre de amigos que pasan el rato y subraya aún más su reputación como abanderado del jazz acústico moderno.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/time-to-swing-mw0003405315

 

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Tracks:
1 - The Good Sepherd
Composed By – Farnsworth

2 - Hesitation
Composed By – Marsalis

3 - Darn That Dream
Composed By – DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen

4 - Down By The Riverside
Composed By – Spiritual

5 - One For Jimmy Cobb
Composed By – Farnsworth

6 - Lemuria
Composed By – Barron

7 - Prelude To A Kiss
Composed By – Ellington, Gordon, Mills

8 - Monk´s Dream
Composed By – Monk

9 - The Star-Crossed Lovers
Composed By – Strayhorn, Ellington

10 - Time Was
Composed By – Luna de la Fuente, Prado Paz, Russell


Credits:
    Bass – Peter Washington
    Design – Damon Smith (2), Paul Stache
    Drums – Joe Farnsworth
    Liner Notes – Billy Hart
    Mastered By – Chris Allen (4)
    Mixed By – Chris Allen (4)
    Photography By – Jimmy & Dena Katz
    Piano – Kenny Barron
    Producer – Damon Smith (2), Paul Stache
    Recorded By – Chris Allen (4)
    Trumpet, Featuring – Wynton Marsalis (tracks: 1 to 4)

Recorded live on December 17, 2019 at Sear Sound Studios A, New York.

Label:    Smoke Sessions Records – SSR-2006
Country:    US
Released:    2020
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Swing, Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/21169780-Joe-Farnsworth-Time-To-Swing

 

 

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