: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Introducing Phil Stewart : Album.......: Melodious Drum : : Label.......: Cellar Live .. .:.. . Genre.......: Jazz : Catnr.......: CL081517 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2018-06-04 Str.date....: 2018-02-09 Quality.....: 242kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://cellarlive.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Manteca 5:42 2. Dance of the Infidels 6:01 3. Far Sure 4:39 4. The Sumo 5:43 5. Erractic 4:46 6. This Is All I Ask 7:39 7. Apache 8:43 8. Eronel 5:35 9. The Doctor Is In 6:45 10. Livin with Hobson 8:44 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 64:17 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 117.11______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Too often, over the last twenty years or so, jazz has drifted :, : from the rhythmic hipness of the blues-drenched, dance-inflected : :' tenacity of its origins. Regardless of ambitions toward ': ,: artistic seriousness in multiple shapes and iterations, jazz :, : began as good time fun entertainment is driven by propulsive : :' allure. Its fundamental identity never strayed too far from an ': ,: incisive swing. :, : : :' No matter what name was hung on it, jazz was a music of surging ': ,: uplift. Listen to Pops late-Æ20s sessions, Earl Hines, Bechet, :, : Ellington, Lunceford, Basie and the astonishing depth of melodic : :' brilliance and percussive joy that emerged when Monk and Diz, ': ,: Bird and Roach revamped expressive possibilities. Bud Powell :, : galvanized that revolution. ItÆs not a stretch to say that jazz : :' gained full maturity in the era that explored tonal, metrical ': ,: and harmonic options at MintonÆs in the early Æ40s. :, : : :' This album introduces an astute percussionist in the line of ': ,: Max Roach, Art Taylor, Philly Joe Jones and Louis Hayes . . . :, : PHIL STEWART. This is his professional recorded debut, but : :' anyone paying attention here locks into the explicit grooves ': ,: delineated across this disc û sharp and beguiling, more :, : seductive than admonitory û that carve understated trenches, : :' each inviting welcome. ': ,: :, : Stewart is the sort of leader who goads and teases, His : :' beckoning rhythmic clarity shines an unobtrusive laser ': ,: somewhere out beyond. ThatÆs a good trick. Vernel Fournier made :, : a career of such prescient stealth in his time with Ahmad Jamal. : :' So did Jo Jones with Basie and Ed Thigpen with Oscar Peterson. ': ,: Those with this album nearby probably know PhilÆs brother Grant, :, : one of the most lyrical, flat out joyful tenor saxophonists on : :' the scene. I regard Grant as one of the three or four essential ': ,: players on his instrument at present. On Bud PowellÆs Dance of :, : the Infidels, Grant takes the first sax solo. On George : :' ColemanÆs Apache, a revision of the classic blowing vehicle, ': ,: Cherokee, Grant lets loose. His noir peek-a-boo swagger on Josh :, : BenkoÆs The Sumo brings out a previously suppressed Charlie : :' Rouse vibe from GrantÆs willing ': ,: :, : Monkishness. Gordon JenkinÆs chestnut, This Is All I Ask, : :' reveals amorÆs compelling amoroso. Joe MagnarelliÆs trumpet ': ,: virtuosity brings rare octane to the feel underway: a horn that :, : carries its own message while, without derivation, invoking : :' steadfast others . . . in this instance, Booker Little, Stu ': ,: Williamson and Kenny Wheeler. Notice, too, Chris ByarsÆ sax :, : along with Grant on Infidels and Apache. More to the point, : :' Byars digs in with serious ferocity on his own tune. The Doctor ': ,: Is In as well as on Sacha PerryÆs jaunty recollection of :, : MintonÆs jam scene, Erratic. A final word about Phil StewartÆs : :' inaugural album: Sadik HakimÆs long mis-attributed line, ': ,: Eronel, recalls the impish flair and cheerful outlook of the era :, : that brought MintonÆs to the fore and, with it, bopÆs intrepid : :' self-confidence. Paul SikiveÆs arch bass pulse drives this foxy ': ,: supple ride. :, : : :' Perhaps the subtle genii in this masterful convivium are the ': ,: nimble brilliance of Sacha PerryÆs effortless magnificence. This :, : is not routine piano work . . . it demands careful witness. Play : :' this album. Then punch up the concluding blues, LivinÆ With ': ,: Hobson, once more. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 8 \/