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- Date Released: May 18, 2004
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: RCA Bluebird
- Copyright: (P) 2003 BMG Music
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They Say...
Because Harvey Mason has appeared so frequently as a sideman on lots of smooth jazz dates, one tends to think of him solely within that genre, even though his roots are in straight-ahead jazz. This rare date as a leader features the drummer leading a series of 11 different piano-bass-drums trios, primarily in post-bop, bop or hard bop settings. His arrangement of "Bernie's Tune" is very refreshing, utilizing reoccurring displaced rhythm behind Kenny Barron and Ron Carter. The magic continues with Chick Corea and Dave Carpenter in their creative rendition of "If I Should Lose You." Victor Feldman's less familiar "So Near, So Far" features Fred Hersch and Eddie Gomez, though the expected influence of the late Bill Evans is minimal. But elder statesman Hank Jones steals the spotlight with his elegant interpretation of "Tess," a tune that was brand new to him; Mason and Jones' longtime bassist George Mraz joins him. Some of the other participating musicians for this project include Monty Alexander, Charlie Haden, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller, Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, Bob James and Dave Grusin. Mason's informative liner notes not only describe how each take came together in the studio but add background about his relationship to each musician or what appealed to him about each individual's playing. The only oversight on this terrific release is the inadvertent omission of track-by-track composer credits, though a few of them are included within Mason's commentary.
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| 01. |  |
Bernie's Tune
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3:41 |
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| 02. | |
If I Should Lose You
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7:26 |
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| 03. | |
So Near, So Far
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4:41 |
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| 04. | |
Swamp Fire
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4:18 |
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| 05. | |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
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6:13 |
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| 06. | |
Hindsight
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5:26 |
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| 07. | |
Dindi
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7:47 |
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| 08. | |
Without A Song
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6:40 |
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| 09. | |
One Morning In May
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4:41 |
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| 10. | |
Speak Like A Child
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5:18 |
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| 11. | |
Tess
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4:50 |
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11 Total Tracks, 61:01 Total Length
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Credits
- Monty Alexander - Piano // Monty Alexander - Piano // Monty Alexander - Piano // Monty Alexander - Piano // Monty Alexander - Piano // Eddie Gomez - Bass // Herbie Hancock - Piano // Herbie Hancock - Piano // Fred Hersch - Piano // Fred Hersch - Piano // Fred Hersch - Piano // Hank Jones - Piano // Hank Jones - Piano // Hank Jones - Piano // Cedar Walton - Piano // Cedar Walton - Piano // Kenny Barron - Piano // Kenny Barron - Piano // Kenny Barron - Piano // Kenny Barron - Piano // Dave Carpenter - Bass // Chick Corea - Piano // Chick Corea - Piano // Chick Corea - Piano // Chick Corea - Piano // Chick Corea - Piano // Chick Corea - Piano // Chick Corea - Piano // Chick Corea - Piano // Dave Grusin - Piano // Dave Grusin - Piano // Ken Freeman - Engineer // Larry Grenadier - Bass // Charlie Haden - Bass // Charlie Haden - Bass // Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums // Harvey Mason, Sr. - Producer // Harvey Mason, Sr. - Liner Notes // Brad Mehldau - Piano // Brad Mehldau - Piano // Mulgrew Miller - Piano // Mulgrew Miller - Piano // George Mraz - Bass // Don Murray - Engineer // Al Schmitt - Engineer // Steve Mazur - Assistant Engineer // Ebbie Wooley - Assistant Engineer // Michael Valerio - Bass // Bill Airey Smith - Assistant Engineer // Evan Lloyd - Assistant Engineer
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Performers
Ron Carter played Double Bass // Fred Hersch played Piano // Monty Alexander played Piano // Chick Corea played Piano // Eddie Gomez played Bass (Vocal) // Hank Jones played Piano // Cedar Walton played Piano // George Mraz played Bass (Vocal) // Charlie Haden played Bass (Vocal) // Herbie Hancock played Piano // Bob James played Piano // Dave Grusin played Piano // Mulgrew Miller played Piano // Charnett Moffett played Double Bass // Kenny Baron played Piano // Dave Carpenter played Double Bass // Brad Mehldau played Piano // Larry Grenadier played Bass (Vocal) // Mike Valerio played Bass (Vocal) -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Piano //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Double Bass
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