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By adding guitarist Grant Green and tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin to his standard rhythm section of bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood, pianist Horace Parlan opens up his sound and brings it closer to soul-jazz on Up and Down. Green's clean, graceful style meshes well with Parlan's relaxed technique, while Ervin's robust tone and virile attack provides a good contrast to the laid-back groove the rhythm section lays down. Stylistically, the music is balanced between hard bop and soul-jazz, which are tied together by the bluesy tint in the three soloists' playing. All of the six original compositions give the band room to stretch out and to not only show off their chops, but move the music somewhat away from generic conventions and find new territory. In other words, it finds Parlan at a peak, and in many ways, coming into his own as a pianist and a leader.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - George Tucker, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Booker Ervin, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - George Tucker, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - George Tucker, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - George Tucker, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Babs Gonzales, Composer - George Tucker, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - George Tucker, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Turrentine, Composer - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - George Tucker, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
Album review
By adding guitarist Grant Green and tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin to his standard rhythm section of bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood, pianist Horace Parlan opens up his sound and brings it closer to soul-jazz on Up and Down. Green's clean, graceful style meshes well with Parlan's relaxed technique, while Ervin's robust tone and virile attack provides a good contrast to the laid-back groove the rhythm section lays down. Stylistically, the music is balanced between hard bop and soul-jazz, which are tied together by the bluesy tint in the three soloists' playing. All of the six original compositions give the band room to stretch out and to not only show off their chops, but move the music somewhat away from generic conventions and find new territory. In other words, it finds Parlan at a peak, and in many ways, coming into his own as a pianist and a leader.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:57
- Main artists: Horace Parlan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
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