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Joshua Redman makes his Blue Note debut with his nuanced 2023 travelog where are we. Along with being his first studio album for the storied jazz label (and his 16th overall), where are we is also his first primarily vocal-oriented production, featuring singer Gabrielle Cavassa. Also joining him is pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade. Vocally, the California-born/New Orleans-based Cavassa has a warm sound that bridges the gap between the relaxed style of alt pop artists like Billie Eilish with jazz and R&B luminaries like Billie Holiday and Phyllis Hyman. She fits nicely alongside Redman, whose own burnished tone has always evinced a vocal-like quality. There's a sense throughout the album that Redman is pulling songs from an array of influences. Most emblematic of this broad palette is "Chicago Blues," a heady cross-stitch of Count Basie's "Goin' to Chicago" and indie singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago" that also features Chicago-bred vibraphonist Joel Ross. Redman returns to the hometown concept throughout the album, bringing along several special guests who each play a song associated with the place they grew up. Crescent City-born trumpeter Nicholas Payton jumps on board for a boldly reharmonized take on "Do You Know What It Means," while guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel sprinkles his fusion-influenced lines on a convincingly reworked rendition of Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia." We also get New York guitarist Peter Bernstein for an urbane and swinging take on the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart standard "Manhattan." Elsewhere, Cavassa settles into warm readings of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "That's New England," and "Stars Fell on Alabama," all of which bring to mind the relaxed, '50s jazz of singers like June Christy, albeit with a modern creative jazz and classical-inflected artfulness that longtime Redman fans will be familiar with.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Author, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Woody Guthrie, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Rosenwinkel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
James Rushing, ComposerLyricist - Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sufjan Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Count Basie, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Joel Ross, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Gabriel Kahane, ComposerLyricist - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Webb, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicholas Payton, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Louis Alter, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Douglass Cross, ComposerLyricist - Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - George Cory, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Ives, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - James Sinclair, ComposerLyricist - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
John Coltrane, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Frank S. Perkins, ComposerLyricist - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
John Coltrane, ComposerLyricist - Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Joe Sanders, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joshua Redman, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Wood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Allen, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wesley Fontenot, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Blade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Parks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Williams, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rachel Jones, A&R - Joe Nino-Hernes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Major, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Free Hallas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabrielle Cavassa, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Su-Rmi Givens, A&R Admin - Paul A. Boothe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blegen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
Album review
Joshua Redman makes his Blue Note debut with his nuanced 2023 travelog where are we. Along with being his first studio album for the storied jazz label (and his 16th overall), where are we is also his first primarily vocal-oriented production, featuring singer Gabrielle Cavassa. Also joining him is pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade. Vocally, the California-born/New Orleans-based Cavassa has a warm sound that bridges the gap between the relaxed style of alt pop artists like Billie Eilish with jazz and R&B luminaries like Billie Holiday and Phyllis Hyman. She fits nicely alongside Redman, whose own burnished tone has always evinced a vocal-like quality. There's a sense throughout the album that Redman is pulling songs from an array of influences. Most emblematic of this broad palette is "Chicago Blues," a heady cross-stitch of Count Basie's "Goin' to Chicago" and indie singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago" that also features Chicago-bred vibraphonist Joel Ross. Redman returns to the hometown concept throughout the album, bringing along several special guests who each play a song associated with the place they grew up. Crescent City-born trumpeter Nicholas Payton jumps on board for a boldly reharmonized take on "Do You Know What It Means," while guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel sprinkles his fusion-influenced lines on a convincingly reworked rendition of Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia." We also get New York guitarist Peter Bernstein for an urbane and swinging take on the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart standard "Manhattan." Elsewhere, Cavassa settles into warm readings of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "That's New England," and "Stars Fell on Alabama," all of which bring to mind the relaxed, '50s jazz of singers like June Christy, albeit with a modern creative jazz and classical-inflected artfulness that longtime Redman fans will be familiar with.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:29
- Main artists: Joshua Redman
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2023 Creative Control Corp. ℗ 2023 Creative Control Corp.
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