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Grammy Nominee for Best Instrumental Album
The members of the legendary original 1990s Joshua Redman QuartetRedman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums)reunited after twenty-six years for 2020sRoundAgain; they returned withLongGone, featuring six original songs by Redman, due September 9, 2022, on Nonesuch Records. Here’s a life performance of the album track Disco Ears”:
RoundAgain, the groups first recording since 1994sMoodSwing, debuted at No. 1 on the Current Traditional Jazz Albums chart in the US and at No. 1 on the Jazz & Blues chart in the UK. The album received two Grammy nominations. NPR called it a flawless effort, stating that the four musicians have only gotten better in that time and are each at the very top of his game now.
Musicians with a scary level of talent playing into the moment, says theNew York Times. The blend of outside influences into a consensual jazz language, the polyrhythmic play, the scholarly bravado: All those things felt fresh for these musicians in the 1990s … Theres something undeniableconsoling, evenabout hearing them remain true to it today.
Redman says of his first group as a bandleader, which was together for approximately a year and a half: I realized almost immediately that this bandwouldntstay together for very long.They were without a doubt, for our generation, among themost accomplished and innovative on their respective instruments. I knew better than anyone else just how incredibly lucky I was to have even that short time with them.
MUSICIANS
Joshua Redman, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Brad Mehldau, piano
Christian McBride, bass
Brian Blade, drums
1 Long Gone 7:21
2 Disco Ears 6:21
3 Statuesque 8:19
4 Kite Song 6:00
5 Ship to Shore 6:32
6 Rejoice 12:43
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