Trombone for Lovers
2013 studio album by Roswell Rudd
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| Studio album by Roswell Rudd | ||||
| Released | 2013 | |||
| Studio | Club House; Kaleidoscope Sound; NYC Labor Chorus's Rehearsal Space; Potterville International Sound; Studio IRG | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:00:39 | |||
| Label | Sunnyside SSC 1369 | |||
| Producer | Ivan Rubenstein-Gillis, Roswell Rudd | |||
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Trombone for Lovers is an album by trombonist Roswell Rudd featuring Rudd playing well-known tunes in a broad range of ensemble contexts, with varying personnel. It was recorded at various locations, and was released by Sunnyside Records in 2013.[1][2]
Reception
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| PopMatters |   [3] |
In a review for PopMatters, Brent Faulkner wrote: "Track after track, Rudd's musicianship and sharpness impresses, making Trombone for Lovers shine radiantly."[3]
David Whiteis of Jazz Times stated: "Rudd's timbral and emotional range is as diverse as ever, and his gnarled imprecations keep pop ballads... and novelty-tinged offerings... from getting too cute."[4]
Writing for Latin Jazz Net, Raul Da Gama described the album as "a look at timeless standards, by which he has made them timeless again, re-creating them completely with all their ageless beauty, making them ripple through the flesh and the bone; through body and soul, touching the very nerve endings of the body with notes that are charged with emotion in every muted growl and angular human smear."[5]
Tom Hull commented: "With the 'Joe Hill' suite at the end, this could have been called Trombone for the Masses: I don't mind the rapper there but the NYC Labor Choir takes some getting used to even though I feel like saluting the political point. Everything else is just superb."[6]
Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News remarked: "Here is one of the goofiest jazz discs you'll encounter in a while. All of Rudd's muting – with plungers and otherwise – can't disguise the cognitive dissonance of his use of the trombone as yearning instrument of love."[7]
Track listing
- "Ghost Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones) – 3:10
- "Here, There and Everywhere" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:33
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 2:46
- "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 5:15
- "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" (Don Raye, Lil Hardin Armstrong) – 2:11
- "Sleep Walk" (Santo & Johnny) – 3:01
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma) – 3:37
- "Green Onions" (Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg, Steve Cropper) – 5:27
- "Tennessee Waltz" (Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King) – 3:57
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 4:49
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 4:30
- "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) – 3:26
- "Funky Little Sweet Thing - Slow Dance for Fast Times" (Verna Gillis) – 4:00
"Joe Hill" (Alfred Hayes, Earl Robinson): four versions:
- "Joe Hill: Trombone Solo with Piano Accompaniment" – 3:31
- "Joe Hill: NYC Labor Chorus and Soloists" – 1:46
- "Joe Hill: The Relentless Walk" – 3:53
- "Joe Hill: Joe Hill Will Never Die" – 0:34
Personnel
- Roswell Rudd – trombone
- John Medeski – organ
- Richard Hammond – bass
- Aaron Comess – drums
- Steven Bernstein – slide trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8)
- Bob Dorough – vocals (track 2)
- Fay Victor – vocals (track 4)
- Rolf Sturm – guitar (tracks 7, 9, 12)
- Michael Doucet – violin (tracks 7, 9, 12)
- Gary Lucas – guitar (track 8)
- Heather Masse – vocals (track 13)
- Matthew Finck – guitar (track 13)
- Ira Coleman – bass (track 13)
- T Xiques – drums (track 13)
- Dennis Nelson – piano (tracks 14, 17)
- NYC Labor Chorus – vocals (tracks 15, 17)
- Betty Ralston – vocals (track 15)
- Judy Kleinberg – vocals (track 15)
- Brent Kramer – vocals (track 15)
- Eugene Hamond – vocals (track 15)
- Susan Zugaib – vocals (track 15)
- Sara Belcher-Barnes – vocals (track 15)
- Denise Jones – vocals (track 15)
- Barbara Bailey – vocals (track 15)
- Jeff Vogel – vocals (track 15)
- Reggie Bennett – vocals (rap) (track 16)
- Jana Ballard – conductor (track 17)
References
- ^ "Roswell Rudd: Trombone for Lovers". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Roswell Rudd: Trombone for Lovers". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Faulkner, Brent (January 9, 2014). "Roswell Rudd: Trombone for Lovers". PopMatters. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Whiteis, David (January 3, 2014). "Roswell Rudd: Trombone for Lovers". Jazz Times. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Da Gama, Raul (December 22, 2013). "Roswell Rudd – Trombone for Lovers". Latin Jazz Net. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "The Incredible Honk". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Simon, Jeff (November 17, 2013). "Listening Post". The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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Years listed are for the recording date, not the year of first release
- Roswell Rudd (1965)
- Everywhere (1966)
- Numatik Swing Band (with the Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1973)
- Flexible Flyer (1974)
- Blown Bone (1976)
- Inside Job (1976)
- The Definitive Roswell Rudd (1979)
- Regeneration (1982)
- The Unheard Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 (1996)
- The Unheard Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2 (1996)
- Monk's Dream (with Steve Lacy (saxophonist), 1999)
- Broad Strokes (2000)
- Eventuality (with Charlie Kohlhase, 2000)
- Live in New York (with Archie Shepp, 2000)
- Malicool (with Toumani Diabaté, 2001)
- El Espíritu Jíbaro (with Yomo Toro, 2002)
- Live (with Duck Baker, 2002)
- Airwalkers (with Mark Dresser, 2004)
- Blue Mongol (2005)
- Keep Your Heart Right (2008)
- Trombone Tribe (2009)
- The Incredible Honk (2011)
- Trombone for Lovers (2013)
- Strength & Power (with Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, and Balázs Pándi, 2014)
- August Love Song (with Heather Masse, 2016)
- Embrace with (Fay Victor, Lafayette Harris, and Ken Filiano, 2017)
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