Saudades (Portuguese: "The Blues") is a live double-album by Jack DeJohnette's Trio Beyond recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on November 21, 2004 and released on ECM June 2006, marking their debut recording. Saudade is a Portuguese word meaning sadness or longing for times past, or in a musical context, blues.
| Saudades | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | November 21, 2004 | |||
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Hall London, England | |||
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| Label | ECM ECM 1972/73 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
A JazzTimes reviewer selected it in 2012 as one of DeJohnette's key albums, and wrote that it "might be his most incendiary showcase of sheer drumming prowess."[3]
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Jack DeJohnette initiated a project to pay tribute to the late Tony Williams' Lifetime... The results on this double-disc album, Saudades, are explosive, dynamic, and utterly compelling... This is one of the finer moments in recent ECM history, and a fitting tribute to Williams and his contribution to a music that sharply divided "purists' (who still are a pain in the ass in trying to preserve jazz as a museum piece), and those more progressive thinking fans who were—and are still—looking for a music that could breathe, engage the culture, and continue to grow."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If" | Joe Henderson | 10:07 |
| 2. | "As One" | Larry Goldings | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Allah Be Praised" | Larry Young | 0:43 |
| 4. | "Saudades" |
| 10:46 |
| 5. | "Pee Wee" | Tony Williams | 12:13 |
| 6. | "Spectrum" | John McLaughlin | 16:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seven Steps to Heaven" | 12:54 | |
| 2. | "I Fall in Love Too Easily" | 10:13 | |
| 3. | "Love in Blues" |
| 4:45 |
| 4. | "Big Nick" | John Coltrane | 17:08 |
| 5. | "Emergency" | Williams | 11:19 |
Personnel
editTrio Beyond
edit- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Larry Goldings – electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, sampler
- John Scofield – guitars
Production
edit- Patrick Murray – engineer
- Manfred Eicher – mixing, mastering
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing, mastering
- mixed and mastered at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway
- Sascha Kleis – design
- Lydia DeJohnette – liner photography
- Roberto Masoti – liner photography
References
edit- ^ a b Jurek, Thom Allmusic Review accessed August 18, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1417. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Milkowski, Bill (April 6, 2012). "DeJohnography". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.