Reed, Eric: Here
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Artist: | Eric Reed |
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Release date: | 2006 |
Genre: | Jazz, Contemporary Jazz |
Tracks: | 11 |
Duration: | 57:58 |
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Tracks
[Edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | Stablemates | 7:42 |
2. | Kokomo | 2:03 |
3. | I C H.N. | 4:44 |
4. | Hymn | 1:27 |
5. | Why? | 4:31 |
6. | 26-2 | 5:19 |
7. | Wish (For My Father): Wish | 4:22 |
8. | Mississippi: It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget) | 5:01 |
9. | I Got Nothin' | 5:27 |
10. | Is That… ? | 4:23 |
11. | Ornate | 12:59 |
Details
[Edit]Eric Reed's trio meeting with bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Willie Jones III covers a lot of musical ground. Starting with a dash through Benny Golson's "Stablemates," a playful interpretation full of quotes and detours into Monk-like chords and classical-flavored runs, Reed works effortlessly to keep the most familiar songs sounding new. John Coltrane's "26-2" is performed infrequently, but the pianist delights in its meandering theme as a challenge to his improvising skills. The sole standard is a sparse, lyrical arrangement of Rodgers & Hart's tearjerker ballad "It's Easy to Remember." The bulk of the session focuses on Reed's rewarding compositions. The jaunty "I.C.H.N. (For Herbie Nichols)" captures the spirit of a brilliant composer and pianist who was neglected by everyone except hip musicians during his all-too-brief life. The lovely miniature "Hymn" brings Reed's background as a church musician, sounding like an elegant offertory theme. The finale is an extended performance of his alternately contemplative and tense "Ornate," a piece that leaves the listener wanting more music from Eric Reed.