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Hank Jones-Dave Holland-Billy Higgins • The Oracle

 



Review by Scott Yanow
One could excuse Hank Jones if, at the time of The Oracle, the 70-year-old pianist chose to stick to revivalist bop, but the biggest surprise of this very democratic date is how modern he plays. Jones is Monkish on "Blues for CM" and often sounds more like a contemporary of McCoy Tyner than of Bud Powell, whom Hank was actually born six years before. Bassist Dave Holland has nearly as much solo space as Jones (along with contributing three compositions), and drummer Billy Higgins gets more space than usual. If there is any fault to this otherwise flawless CD (which also has some underplayed standards such as "Beautiful Love" and "Yesterdays"), it is that there are no individual features. But the interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive. 
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-oracle-mw0000267788

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Se podría perdonar a Hank Jones si, en la época de The Oracle, el pianista de 70 años hubiera optado por ceñirse al bop revivalista, pero la mayor sorpresa de esta fecha tan democrática es lo moderno que suena. Jones se muestra monkiano en «Blues for CM» y, a menudo, suena más como un contemporáneo de McCoy Tyner que de Bud Powell, quien en realidad nació seis años antes que Hank. El bajista Dave Holland tiene casi tanto espacio para solos como Jones (además de contribuir con tres composiciones), y el baterista Billy Higgins tiene más espacio del habitual. Si hay algún defecto en este CD, por lo demás impecable (que también incluye algunos estándares poco interpretados, como «Beautiful Love» y «Yesterdays»), es que no hay características individuales. Pero la interacción entre los tres músicos es bastante impresionante. 
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-oracle-mw0000267788


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Tracks:
1 - Interface (Hank Jones)
2 - Beautiful Love (Young/King/Gillespie/Alstyne)
3 - The Oracle (Dave Holland)
4 - Blues for C.M - (Dave Holland)
5 - Yesterdays (Otto Harbach/Jerome Kern)
6 - Bood Count (Billy Strayhorn)
7 - Maya's Dance (Ray Drummond)
8 - Jacob's Radder (Dave Holland)
9 - Trane Connections (Jimmy Heath)


Credits:
    Hank Jones (piano)
    Billy Higgins (drums)
    Dave Holland (bass) 

Label:    EmArcy – 846 376-2
Country:    US
Released:    1990
Genre:    Jazz
Style: Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1880774-Hank-Jones-Dave-Holland-Billy-Higgins-The-Oracle?srsltid=AfmBOoqSYEy-stRDj7BMJj445yOu0-JSLCINqC8ZTPoqePv5tqKFZK9I

 






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