Eddie Henderson - New Recording
Just got this sent to me from the UK.
Jack
Review:
EDDIE HENDERSON – ‘Time & Spaces’ Sirocco Music (SJL 1027)
Eddie Henderson likes to play with both elements of his title, space and time, and this excellent quartet provides him with ample opportunity. The music evokes the feel of late 60’s Miles, in the final period of the great quartet but just ahead of plunge into jazz-rock. Even the tunes the trumpeter chooses relate to that era, specifically Wayne Shorter’s ‘Water Babies’, ‘Masquelero’ and ‘Angola’, and Joe Zawinul’s ‘Directions’.
His own originals ‘Spaces’ and ‘ Entropy’ have a similar openness in both structure and execution (the former is based on the changes of Erik Satie’s ‘Gnossiennes No 2’, and the latter is a reworking of his own ‘Galaxy’ from the early 70’s). The band dig into the music with relish and invention, with the trumpeters plangent lyricism complimented by Kikoski’s daring pianism, and a top-drawer bass and drum combination. A couple of tender ballads (one written by the trumpeter’s wife) round out a fine set that evokes a classic sound without feeling dated. FOUR STARS (excellent - recommended)
Kenny Mathieson
Jazzwise Magazine (October 2004)
N. B. This review was followed by an interview with Eddie Henderson talking about the new recording.
Links;
www.siroccomusic.com
www.jazzwise.com
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