The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
As the nation navigates the re-opening of the country, I am maintaining my social distancing with only minimal outings to the grocers, this Quarantined Jazz Voyager has chosen the perfect album to listen to in autumn. Pulling from the stacks is the 1996 recording by David Newman titled Under A Woodstock Moon.
The album was recorded on June 15~17, 1996 at the Quad Recording Studios in New York City. It was produced by the saxophonist and released on Herbie Mann’s Kokopelli label. David Newman contributed three compositions ~ 2, 9, & 12.
Track Listing | 59:04- Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) ~ 4:36
- Amandla ~ 5:15
- Up Jumped Spring (Freddie Hubbard) ~ 4:24
- Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) ~ 5:11
- Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke) ~ 4:38
- Sky Blues (David Leonhardt) ~ 2:56
- Another Kentucky Sunset (Leonhardt) ~ 4:58
- Summertime (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) ~ 4:56
- Sunrise (Leonhardt, Newman) ~ 5:35
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz) ~ 6:14
- Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) ~ 4:49
- Under a Woodstock Moon ~ 5:32
- David Newman ~ tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- David Leonhardt ~ piano, arranger
- Bryan Carrott ~ vibraphone
- Steve Novosel ~ bass
- Winard Harper ~ drums
- Strings ~ Charles Libove, Eugene Moye, Matthew Raimondi, Ronald Carbone
- String section conducted by Torrie Zito
- Bob Freedman ~ arranger
As you listen and enjoy this wonderful addition to the jazz catalog, continue to social distance and stay healthy. During this sabbatical from flying and investigating jazz around the globe, enjoy the listen and know that the world and I will be back.
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