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- Date Released: October 1, 2006
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Rob Mullins Entertainment / The Orchard
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They Say...
Pianist Rob Mullins' sixteenth album as a leader is only his second really straight-ahead jazz project, and it's about as straight-ahead as they come: leading a traditional quartet (with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Roberts, bassist David LeVray and drummer Evan Stone) he delivers a solid live set of standards and old-fashioned originals, all of them played with wit and innovative energy but also with unflagging respect for tradition. The album opens awkwardly, with a long and completely unnecessary band introduction, but it picks up quickly with Mullins' own "Bb Major Etude," a bright and happy celebration of the bebop sound. Following a lovely (if not exactly revelatory) take on "Angel Eyes," the band swings mightily through a jazz adaptation of Beethoven's "Für Elise," and then stomps into a fine rendition of the hard bop classic "Moanin'." Other highlights include an homage to Thelonious Monk titled "Monk's Ghost" and a calypso-flavored original, "Island Girls." But even on the less unique and revelatory material, the band's sheer joy at playing together makes everything on this album a pleasure to hear. Highly recommended.
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Introduction |
1:05 |
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| 02. | |
Bb Major Etude |
7:11 |
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| 03. | |
Angel Eyes |
9:10 |
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| 04. | |
Fur Elise |
2:36 |
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| 05. | |
Moanin' |
6:46 |
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| 06. | |
In A Sentimental Mood |
9:31 |
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| 07. | |
Giant Steps |
3:52 |
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| 08. | |
When I Fall In Love |
8:35 |
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| 09. | |
Monk's Ghost |
5:29 |
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| 10. | |
Island Girls |
7:15 |
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| 11. | |
J.R.'s Blues |
7:25 |
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11 Total Tracks, 68:55 Total Length
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Credits
- Rob Mullins - Piano // Rob Mullins - Piano // Rob Mullins - Arranger // Rob Mullins - Arranger // Rob Mullins - Producer // Rob Mullins - Producer // Rob Mullins - Mastering // Rob Mullins - Mastering // Jimmy Roberts - Sax (Tenor) // Drew Daniels - Engineer // Scott Yanow - Liner Notes // David LeVray - Bass // Evan Stone - Drums // James Janisse - Introduction
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