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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.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Kenny Baron, Piano - Ron Carter, Acoustic Bass - Steve Mazur, 2nd Engineer - Ken Freeman, Recording Engineer - Bernard Miller, Composer - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Mike Stoller, Composer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
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Chick Corea, Piano - Ralph Rainger, Composer - Dave Carpenter, Acoustic Bass - Ed Woolley, 2nd Engineer - Leo Robin, Composer - Evan Lloyd, 2nd Engineer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Victor Feldman, Composer - Steve Mazur, 2nd Engineer - Fred Hersch, Piano - Ken Freeman, Recording Engineer - Eddie Gomez, Bass - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
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Charnett Moffett, Acoustic Bass - Steve Mazur, 2nd Engineer - Ken Freeman, Recording Engineer - Monty Alexander, Piano - Harold Mooney, Composer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
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Herbie Hancock, Composer - Ed Woolley, 2nd Engineer - Charlie Haden, Bass - Evan Lloyd, 2nd Engineer - Bob James, Piano - Don Murray, Recording Engineer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer - Jerome Kern, Composer
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Ron Carter, Acoustic Bass - Steve Mazur, 2nd Engineer - Ken Freeman, Recording Engineer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer - Cedar Walton, Piano - Cedar Walton, Composer
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Aloysio De Oliveira, Composer - Steve Mazur, 2nd Engineer - Ken Freeman, Recording Engineer - Larry Grenadier, Bass - Brad Mehldau, Piano - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Billy Rose, Composer - Edward Eliscu, Composer - Ron Carter, Bass - Steve Mazur, 2nd Engineer - Vincent Youmans, Composer - Ken Freeman, Recording Engineer - Mulgrew Miller, Piano - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
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Mitchell Parish, Composer - Ed Woolley, 2nd Engineer - Evan Lloyd, 2nd Engineer - Mike Valerio, Bass - Dave Grusin, Piano - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Herbie Hancock, Composer - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Dave Carpenter, Bass - Bill Smith, 2nd Engineer - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Hank Jones, Piano - George Mraz, Bass - Steve Mazur, 2nd Engineer - Ken Freeman, Recording Engineer - John Beasley, Composer - Harvey Mason, Drums - Harvey Mason, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Album review
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.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:01
- Main artists: Harvey Mason
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Bluebird
- Genre: Jazz Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock
(P) 2003 BMG Music
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