Slanted

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:06:34
Personnel includes: Ron Holloway (tenor saxophone), Chris Battistone, Tom Williams (trumpet), Lennie Cuje (vibraphone), Reuben Brown, Bob Butta George Colligan (piano), Paul Bollenback, Larry Camp (guitar), Keter Betts, James King, Tommy Cecil, Pepe Gonzales (bass), Lenny Robinson, Steve Williams, John Zidar (drums). Recorded at Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland and Ambient Recording, Beltsville, Maryland between March and September, 1993. Includes liner notes by Michael Dolan. Personnel: Ron Holloway (tenor saxophone); Larry Camp, Paul Bollenback (guitar); Chris Battistone, Tom Williams (trumpet); George Colligan, Reuben Brown, Bob Butta (piano); Lennie Cuje (vibraphone, background vocals); Steve Williams , John Zidar, Lenny Robinson (drums). Audio Mixers: David Berman; Brian Gerstner. Liner Note Author: Mike Dolan. Recording information: Ambient Studios, Beltsville, MD (03/04/1993/09/??/1993); Omega Studios, Rockville, MD (03/04/1993/09/??/1993). Photographer: Phil Bray. Unknown Contributor Roles: Pepe Gonzales; Steve Williams ; John Zidar; George Colligan; Lenny Robinson; Lennie Cuje; Reuben Brown; James King ; Chris Battistone; Larry Camp; Paul Bollenback; Tom Williams ; Bob Butta; Tommy Cecil. Tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway's first album for Milestone as a leader, 1994's Slanted, sounds like the man is so busy paying tribute to his heroes that his own prodigious gifts are largely ignored. Holloway is a gifted player with a wide range of influences; his CV includes stints with both the revolutionary jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron and the garish funk-rock of Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band. (Yes, that's him honking away on "Boogie Til You Puke" and "Dare to Be Fat.") On Slanted, however, that wide range sounds at times more like a facile talent for mimicry. On the opening version of "Caravan," Holloway's solos seem to be saying, "Look how much I can sound like Paul Gonsalves," and his take on Sonny Rollins' "Pent-up House" sounds a little too close to the original for comfort. Comfortingly, the three originals are by far the strongest songs, with the cool title track, featuring some sterling vibes by Lennie Cuje, the best of the bunch. Holloway would outgrow his imitative stage by the time of his next album, but even with its flaws, Slanted is still worth checking out. ~ Stewart Mason
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)