Houston Person With Ron Carter • Just Between Friends

Review:

Immediately, Houston Person's saxophone and Ron Carter's bass meld so fluidly and effortlessly -- and create such a complete picture -- that it's easy to forget that they are the only two musicians playing. Drums are not missed, nor are piano, horns, or anything else: Person and Carter's communication skills here, as on their previous outings together, are never in doubt; they're "always" in perfect sync. They take on the standards here, and though most of these ten tracks have been recorded to death by other jazz artists, the duo's approach is original and honest enough that the songs sound fresh. "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" is smooth, soft, and sexy; Irving Berlin's "Always" swings even if it never quite reaches swing tempo; and "Blueberry Hill" is playful and sweet. "Meditation," an Antonio Carlos Jobim tune, proves that bossa nova requires only the most minimal of instrumentation in order for its free-swaying tropical lilt to feel whole. The opening "How Deep Is the Ocean," another Berlin classic, sets the mood by establishing that melody and rhythm are never far apart -- neither musician is in any great hurry here and never eager to dominate or go outside of the songs' stated bounds. It's a collaboration in the truest sense, one in which emotion and the integrity of the material and arrangements trounce showboating.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-between-friends-mw0000785256

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Revisión:

Inmediatamente, el saxofón de Houston Person y el bajo de Ron Carter se funden tan fluidamente y sin esfuerzo - y crean un cuadro tan completo - que es fácil olvidar que son los únicos dos músicos que tocan. No se echa de menos la batería, ni el piano, ni las trompetas, ni nada más: las habilidades de comunicación de Person y Carter aquí, como en sus anteriores salidas juntos, nunca se ponen en duda; están "siempre" en perfecta sincronía. Ellos asumen los estándares aquí, y aunque la mayoría de estos diez temas han sido grabados hasta la muerte por otros artistas de jazz, el enfoque del dúo es original y lo suficientemente honesto como para que las canciones suenen frescas. "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" es suave, delicado y sexy; "Always" de Irving Berlin se balancea incluso si nunca alcanza el tempo del swing; y "Blueberry Hill" es juguetona y dulce. "Meditación", una melodía de Antonio Carlos Jobim, demuestra que la bossa nova requiere sólo el más mínimo de instrumentación para que su libre giro tropical se sienta completo. La apertura "How Deep Is the Ocean", otro clásico de Berlín, establece el ambiente al establecer que la melodía y el ritmo nunca están muy separados - ningún músico tiene mucha prisa aquí y nunca está ansioso por dominar o salirse de los límites establecidos de las canciones. Es una colaboración en el sentido más verdadero, una en la que la emoción y la integridad del material y los arreglos triunfan.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-between-friends-mw0000785256


Tracklist:
1 - How Deep Is The Ocean - 5:04
2 - You've Changed - 5:09
3 - Blueberry Hill - 5:51
4 - Darn That Dream - 6:23
5 - Meditation - 5:23
6 - Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) - 5:20
7 - Lover Come Back To Me - 4:23
8 - Polka Dots And Moonbeams - 4:12
9 - Always - 5:58
10 - Alone Together - 5:43


Credits:
    Bass – Ron Carter
    Tenor Saxophone, Producer – Houston Person

Notes
Recorded October 26, 2005.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineer, Mixed By, Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder

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