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- Date Released: September 12, 2000
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Sharp Nine Records / IODA
A lone horn in a quartet, paying homage to nine iconic bebop brass masters.
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We Say...
Lynch, a trumpeter who just won a Grammy for a Latin jazz collaboration with his longtime mentor Eddie Palmieri, is fearlessly direct and aggressive. He still bites off nearly more than he can chew on Trumpet Masters, as the lone horn in a quartet paying homage to nine iconic bebop brass masters for one tune apiece, the shortest of them still over six minutes. Bereft of the saxophone’s tonal variation, he relies on brash, inventive phrases and compositions (four covers and five Lynch originals) kindred to the style of trumpeter he’s honoring. Thus “Woody Shaw” is blistering, diamond-hard bop, while “Tom Harrell” features more sprightly and elliptical lines of attack and Thad Jones’s “Ellusive” is a toe-tapping crowd-pleaser. The tour de force is an epic, heaving version of Lee Morgan’s “Search for a New Land” that comes at you in waves; the clunker is an overly subdued rendition of Freddie Hubbard’s “Eclipse.” Quibblers will note that some legendary bop masters — Dizzy, Miles, Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro — are omitted, but the band, especially pianist Mulgrew Miller, and most of the music is above reproach.
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They Say...
Brian Lynch has slowly built an impressive discography, proving that he is one of the leading hard bop trumpeters of his generation. His "Tribute to the Trumpet Masters" includes tunes by Freddie Hubbard, Thad Jones, Lee Morgan, and Booker Little, plus five originals by Lynch that pay homage to Woody Shaw, Kenny Dorham, Blue Mitchell, Charles Tolliver, and Tom Harrell. With strong backing from a rhythm section that includes pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Essiet Essiet, and drummer Carl Allen, the trumpeter solos confidently as he launches lengthy lines with a cracked tone sometimes reminiscent of Clifford Brown, who somehow escaped a tribute. One of the most impressive attributes of his playing is his ability to sustain protracted, fiery solos without repeating himself. While the compositions are hit or miss, his "Woody Shaw" attractively captures the essence of the late trumpeter. This album is billed as Volume 2 of the Brian Lynch Quartet, although the players (other than Lynch) are entirely different than on Volume 1.
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Woody Shaw
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7:12 |
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| 02. | |
Eclipse
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7:51 |
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| 03. | |
Bus Stop Serenade (For K.D.)
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7:27 |
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Tom Harrell
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7:49 |
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Elusive
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6:05 |
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| 06. | |
Search For The New Land
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10:48 |
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| 07. | |
Tribute To Blue (Mitchell)
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6:05 |
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| 08. | |
Charles Tolliver
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9:19 |
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| 09. | |
Opening Statement
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4:44 |
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09 Total Tracks, 67:20 Total Length
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Credits
- Brian Lynch - Main Performer // Brian Lynch - Main Performer // Brian Lynch - Main Performer // Brian Lynch - Main Performer // Brian Lynch - Main Performer // Brian Lynch - Annotation // Brian Lynch - Annotation // Brian Lynch - Annotation // Brian Lynch - Annotation // Brian Lynch - Annotation // Elliott Federman - Mastering // Joe Marciano - Engineer // Jon Abbot - Photography
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Performers
Mulgrew Miller // Carl Allen // Essiet Essiet
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