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Track Listing
1. Hide and Seek
2. One Shining Soul
3. Streams of Consciousness
4. When the Sun Comes Down
5. Home Fries
6. Invocation
7. Dare I Ask?
8. Cat Battles
9. Pantomime
10. Can't Dance
Album Notes
Personnel: Joshua Redman (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones); Peter Martin (piano); Peter Bernstein (guitar); Christopher Thomas (bass); Brian Blade (drums).
Recorded at Power Station, New York, New York on April 10-13, 1996. Includes liner notes by Joshua Redman.
In his fifth outing as a leader, Joshua Redman breaks new ground with FREEDOM IN THE GROOVE. Adding another dimension to his already critically acclaimed discography, the young saxophonist explores a variety of grooves and meters while maintaining an infectious, swinging feel throughout. The music showcases the leader's compositional abilities, while giving the band--which features guitarist Peter Bernstein--plenty of room to explore the tunes' melodic and harmonic possibilities. The addition of the guitar to the quintet not only adds an exciting new voice to the group, but helps flesh-out the funky grooves and odd-metered tunes. FREEDOM IN THE GROOVE explores the funky, rhythmic edges of acoustic jazz, while maintaining the fluidity and freedom Redman has established in his earlier recordings.
Industry Reviews
...His group here moves through funks, soul, blues and gospel easily, with feeling and style....He has loads of ability, as proven by the occasional slow slide up into screaming intensity...
Option (01/01/1997)
The continued maturation of saxist Joshua Redman--he's developing an ever-more beguiling basic sound, a library of catchy originals, and an increasingly distinct identity--should be gratifying to any jazz fan... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (10/11/1996)
4.5 Stars - (out of 5) - ...an exciting display of development in every direction....FREEDOM IN THE GROOVE finds Redman dipping into gospel, funk, blues, bop and free-jazz, mixing things up so thoroughly and creatively that you don't think about the origins nearly as much as the personal, integrated results...
Down Beat (12/01/1996)
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