Downtown Sounds is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart.
| Downtown Sounds | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Recorded | December 27, 1992 |
| Studio | RPM Sound, New York City, New York |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 59:56 |
| Label | Criss Cross |
Background
editThis was Stewart's first album as leader.[1]
Music and recording
editThe album was recorded on December 27, 1992, in New York City.[2] Stewart was 21 at the time.[3]
Reception
editThe Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "tough-tender hard bop, played with intelligence and resolutely unsurprising."[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Audobahn" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:20
- "Smada" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:53
- "Daydream" (Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche) – 7:36
- "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) – 7:00
- "A Bee Has Two Brains" (Johnny Ellis) – 8:03
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare) – 8:06
- "Intimacy of the Blues" (Strayhorn) – 7:48
- "Ko-Ko" (Charlie Parker) – 8:08
Personnel
edit- Grant Stewart – tenor sax
- Joe Magnarelli – trumpet
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Peter Washington – bass
- Kenny Washington – drums
References
edit- ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1343. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ "Grant Stewart Quintet – Downtown Sounds". Criss Cross Jazz. Retrieved December 8, 2106.
- ^ Stewart, Zan (March 17, 1995) "Urgency and Sweetness a la Sonny Rollins". Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Grant Stewart – Downtown Sounds". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.