Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean • The Music From The Connection

 

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (AllMusic):
Freddie Redd composed the music for Jack Gelber's The Connection, a gritty play about musician junkies. Gelber had originally thought that the play would feature real musicians who would also double as actors in minor roles, improvising on blues and jazz standards in the tradition of Charlie Parker, but Redd convinced him to use an original score. The two weaved Redd's original compositions into the score, making it an integral part of the play, but the music holds up superbly on its own. Using the direction "in the tradition of Charlie Parker" as a starting point, the pianist wrote seven pieces of straight-ahead bop, wide open for improvisations, and then assembled a sterling quartet.
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Reseña de Stephen Thomas Erlewine (AllMusic)
Freddie Redd compuso la música para The Connection de Jack Gelber, una obra cruda sobre músicos adictos. Gelber había pensado originalmente que la obra presentaría músicos reales que también actuarían en papeles menores, improvisando sobre blues y estándares de jazz en la tradición de Charlie Parker, pero Redd lo convenció de usar una partitura original. Los dos entrelazaron las composiciones originales de Redd en la partitura, convirtiéndola en parte integral de la obra, pero la música se sostiene magníficamente por sí sola. Usando la dirección "en la tradición de Charlie Parker" como punto de partida, el pianista escribió siete piezas de bop directo, bien abiertas para improvisaciones, y luego reunió un cuarteto estelar.
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Tracks:
1 - Who Killed Cock Robin
2 - Wigglin'
3 - Music Forever
4 - Time To Smile
5 - Theme For Sister Salvation
6 - Jim Dunn's Dilemma
7 - O.D.


Credits:
Freddie Redd - Piano, Composer (All Tracks)
Jackie McLean - Alto Saxophone
Michael Mattos - Bass
Larry Ritchie - Drums
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
Alfred Lion - Producer

Label: Blue Note Records
Catalogue Number: BLP 4027 / BST 84027
Country: US
Released: Early April 1960
Recorded: February 15, 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Bebop
Duration: 36:25

Notas:
Música compuesta originalmente para la obra de teatro "The Connection" de Jack Gelber (1959)
Los músicos del cuarteto también actuaron en la obra teatral interpretándose a sí mismos
Jackie McLean protagonizó la obra durante más de un año
Existe una segunda grabación de la misma partitura titulada "Music from The Connection" (Felsted, 1960) con Howard McGhee, Tina Brooks y Freddie Redd

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Notes:
Music originally composed for Jack Gelber's play ‘The Connection’ (1959)
The quartet musicians also appeared in the play, playing themselves
Jackie McLean starred in the play for over a year
There is a second recording of the same score entitled ‘Music from The Connection’ (Felsted, 1960) with Howard McGhee, Tina Brooks and Freddie Redd

Source:
http://projazz.net/freddie-redd-quartet-with-jackie-mclean-%E2%80%8E-the-music-from-the-connection-full-album/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Connection_(1959_play)
https://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/the-connection.php
https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/79724/jackie-mclean/theconnectionw-freddieredd
https://playbill.com/article/living-theatre-will-revive-its-groundbreaking-1959-jazz-play-the-connection-com-156097
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_from_%22The_Connection%22

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