Baritone Madness • Baritone Madness

 

Review from All About Jazz (by Jack Bowers):
Like America's earlier Three Baritone Saxophone Band (Gary Smulyan, Ronnie Cuber, the late Nick Brignola), Canada's Baritone Madness teams three baritone saxophonists (Keith O'Rourke, Pat Belliveau, Gareth Bane) with bass and drums (no piano) for an engaging program which is centered mainly in the lower register but earns high marks for resourcefulness and enthusiasm. While the booming sound of a baritone sax—let alone three—may not be music to everyone's ears, those who do appreciate it should find much to like here, as O'Rourke, Belliveau and Bane are quite good at what they do. For what it's worth (granted, not much to the casual listener), the solo order for each number is provided on the album jacket. The program itself consists of four original compositions by O'Rourke, two apiece by Belliveau and Bane, one standard ("I Hear a Rhapsody"), Charles Mingus' "Moanin,'" Jimmy Smith's fast-moving "Ready and Able" and one lesser-known tune ("Requested"). The co-leaders write well, and the session moves smoothly along behind their muscular voices and solid accompaniment by bassist Kodi Hutchinson and drummer Tyler Hornby who take a few engaging solo turns, especially on Bane's robust "A Long Time Coming." As one might expect from a mostly-baritone session, there are traces of the Mulligan influence along the way, as well as an occasional nod to the three masters alluded to earlier. For the most part, however, Belliveau, O'Rourke and Bane cleave to their own point of view, adopting a post-bop formula that touches on the familiar while leaving ample room for individuality and digression. Collectively, the three play in pitch-perfect unison with nary a bump or glitch to mar the encounter. The end result may not be madness (too much self-discipline for that) but it does make for a pleasurable listening experience, at least for those who are partial to the heavy roar of a baritone sax—or three. And these three may well be persuasive enough to draw some new adherents to the cause.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/baritone-madness-gareth-bane-self-produced

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Reseña de All About Jazz (por Jack Bowers):
Al igual que el anterior Three Baritone Saxophone Band de Estados Unidos (Gary Smulyan, Ronnie Cuber, el fallecido Nick Brignola), el canadiense Baritone Madness reúne a tres saxofonistas barítonos (Keith O'Rourke, Pat Belliveau, Gareth Bane) con bajo y batería (sin piano) para un programa atractivo que se centra principalmente en el registro grave pero obtiene altas calificaciones por su ingenio y entusiasmo. Si bien el sonido atronador de un saxo barítono, y mucho menos tres, puede no ser música para los oídos de todos, aquellos que sí lo aprecian deberían encontrar mucho que les guste aquí, ya que O'Rourke, Belliveau y Bane son bastante buenos en lo que hacen. Para lo que vale (admitido, no mucho para el oyente casual), el orden de solos para cada número se proporciona en la portada del álbum. El programa en sí consta de cuatro composiciones originales de O'Rourke, dos de Belliveau y Bane cada uno, un estándar ("I Hear a Rhapsody"), "Moanin'" de Charles Mingus, el rápido "Ready and Able" de Jimmy Smith y una melodía menos conocida ("Requested"). Los co-líderes escriben bien, y la sesión avanza sin problemas detrás de sus voces musculosas y el sólido acompañamiento del bajista Kodi Hutchinson y el baterista Tyler Hornby, quienes realizan algunos turnos de solo atractivos, especialmente en el robusto "A Long Time Coming" de Bane. Como uno podría esperar de una sesión mayormente de barítono, hay rastros de la influencia de Mulligan en el camino, así como un ocasional guiño a los tres maestros aludidos anteriormente. Sin embargo, en su mayor parte, Belliveau, O'Rourke y Bane se adhieren a su propio punto de vista, adoptando una fórmula post-bop que toca lo familiar mientras deja amplio espacio para la individualidad y la digresión. Colectivamente, los tres tocan al unísono con afinación perfecta sin un solo golpe o falla que estropee el encuentro. El resultado final puede no ser locura (demasiada autodisciplina para eso) pero sí hace una experiencia de escucha placentera, al menos para aquellos que son parciales al rugido pesado de un saxo barítono, o tres. Y estos tres bien podrían ser lo suficientemente persuasivos para atraer algunos nuevos adherentes a la causa.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/baritone-madness-gareth-bane-self-produced

Tracks:
1 - Moanin'
2 - Remembering the Aramo
3 - I-Yor
4 - Port NOLA
5 - Turbulant Trane
6 - Requested
7 - I Hear a Rhapsody
8 - A Long Time Coming
9 - The C.B. Shuffle
10 - The Angels' Share
11 - June
12 - Ready and Able


Credits:
Keith O'Rourke - Baritone Saxophone
Pat Belliveau - Baritone Saxophone
Gareth Bane - Baritone Saxophone
Kodi Hutchinson - Bass
Tyler Hornby - Drums
Produced by Kodi Hutchinson
Recorded at OCL Studios, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mixed and Mastered by Kodi Hutchinson
Engineering by Jon Hunt
Photography by Pat Belliveau
Art Design by Brad Muirhead

Label: Chronograph Records
Catalog: CRO78
Country: Canada
Released: September 13, 2019
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Duration: 57:47

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