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Bennie Wallace has long been known for his sudden interval leaps and somewhat angular approach, and this studio date is no exception, though it focuses exclusively on standards written between the 1930s and 1950s. The tenor saxophonist chose two top-caliber musical partners, pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Eddie Gomez, to join him on his excursions, all of which are delightful. Barron's blues-drenched piano sets the table for Wallace's mournful sax in "Willow Weep for Me," while Gomez provides a series of intriguing responses to the leader in an anything but hackneyed treatment of "Cocktails for Two." Hoagy Carmichael's warm ballad "The Nearness of You" is clearly in the hands of three masters as it is recast with a distinctively modern touch. This is easily a high point in Bennie Wallace's long career.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Bennie Wallace, Performer
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
Album review
Bennie Wallace has long been known for his sudden interval leaps and somewhat angular approach, and this studio date is no exception, though it focuses exclusively on standards written between the 1930s and 1950s. The tenor saxophonist chose two top-caliber musical partners, pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Eddie Gomez, to join him on his excursions, all of which are delightful. Barron's blues-drenched piano sets the table for Wallace's mournful sax in "Willow Weep for Me," while Gomez provides a series of intriguing responses to the leader in an anything but hackneyed treatment of "Cocktails for Two." Hoagy Carmichael's warm ballad "The Nearness of You" is clearly in the hands of three masters as it is recast with a distinctively modern touch. This is easily a high point in Bennie Wallace's long career.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:26
- Main artists: Bennie Wallace
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ENJA RECORDS Matthias Winckelmann
- Genre: Jazz
2004 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) 2004 ENJA Records M. Winckelmann GmbH
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