Nostalgia in Times Square

Nostalgia in Times Square
Studio album by Jemeel Moondoc
Released	1986
Recorded	November 24, 1985
Studio	Zen's Studio, Brooklyn
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:37
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Jemeel Moondoc chronology

Nostalgia in Times Square is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. He leads a quintet that features Ornette Coleman guitarist Bern Nix, former Roland Kirk pianist Rahn Burton, bassist William Parker and drummer Denis Charles. This is Moondoc's first date with piano since his debut album, Muntu's First Feeding.

Music

The title track is a medium tempo blues written by Charles Mingus for the 1959 John Cassavetes film Shadows, recorded by the bassist on the album Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland and reprised as "Strollin'," with a vocal by Honi Gordon, on Mingus Dynasty. "Flora," a ballad named for Moondoc's maternal grandmother, marks his recorded debut on soprano saxophone, a horn he first played in the early Seventies as member of Cecil Taylor's student orchestra at Antioch College. "In Walked Monk" is a homage to pianist Thelonious Monk, named after Monk's tribute to Bud Powell "In Walked Bud". "Dance of the Clowns" started off as interlude music for the score that Moondoc wrote for the play The Siberian Express, and would be renamed as “Dance of the Negro Lawn Jockeys” in later years.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The album was received as a move inside the tradition. The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that "is interesting for the addition of a guitar player and the abandonment of vibes for piano" but notes that "it's certainly a conservative step and there's nothing on the set that really grabs attention."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jemeel Moondoc except as indicated

"Nostalgia in Times Square" (Charles Mingus) – 13:12
"Flora" – 12:18
"In Walked Monk" – 15:16
"Dance of the Clowns" – 10:51

Personnel

Jemeel Moondoc – alto sax, soprano sax
Bern Nix – guitar
Rahn Burton – piano
William Parker – bass
Denis Charles – drums

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References

Original Liner Notes by Francis Davis
Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN 0140515216.

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[Notes-1] Original Liner Notes by Francis Davis

[Penguin_Guide-2] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN 0140515216.