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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | September 16th 16 |
Do you like the sound of the tenor sax, especially when in an upbeat hard bop style? Then man oh man do I have one swell record for you! All four of the men featured on the cover of this record play the tenor sax here, and the bulk of the forty-three minute runtime is made up of various lines, solos, and some truly excellent interplays from them. It features two original Hank Mobley numbers, but also a 1920's standard in "Just You, Just Me" and a 1930's standard in "How Deep Is The Ocean", which receives a marvelous rendition on this record. Tenor Conclave isn't all just tenor sax, though; there are a few piano and bass solos (most notably in "Bob's Boys") by Red Garland and Paul Chambers respectively, which adds a nice variety to it. The first three tracks are done in a very upbeat style that is hard not to move to, whereas aforementioned closer "How Deep Is The Ocean" is done in a slower, more bluesy style that brings some relaxed and chilled vibes with it. Really, it's some of the most well done tenor-heavy hard bop out there, as is most of John Coltrane's early material.
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