Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)
Timeless Tales for Changing Times is a 1998 album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman.[5] Many of the tracks featured pay tribute to the composers listed in parentheses.[6] This is his sixth album for Warner Bros.
Timeless Tales for Changing Times | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 22, 1998 | |||
Studio | Avatar Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 2:08:50 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | James Farber | |||
Joshua Redman chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
Tom Hull | B+[3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |
Reception
Bill Milkowski of JazzTimes commented "Even when Joshua puts soprano to his mouth and wanders dangerously close to Kenny G territory on Joni Mitchell’s “I Had a King,” he is saved by Blade’s hip time displacement and Meldhau’s unorthodox voicings, which tweak Redman just enough to bypass the road to sapville. Blade helps jazz up Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin'” with nimble, swinging cymbal and snare statements while Meldhau makes like a jazzy Glenn Gould on this invention. A strong frontman aided immensely by a brilliant band."[7]
Track listing
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin)
- "Interlude 1" (Joshua Redman)
- "Visions" (Stevie Wonder)
- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern)
- "Interlude 2" (Joshua Redman)
- "I Had a King" (Joni Mitchell)
- "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan)
- "Interlude 3" (Joshua Redman)
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
- "Interlude 4" (Joshua Redman)
- "How Deep is the Ocean" (Irving Berlin)
- "Interlude 5" (Joshua Redman)
- "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter)
- "Interlude 6" (Joshua Redman)
- "Eleanor Rigby" (Lennon-McCartney)
- "Interlude 7" (Joshua Redman)
- "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (Prince)
Personnel
- Joshua Redman – Tenor Saxophone
- Brad Mehldau – Piano
- Larry Grenadier – Bass
- Brian Blade – Drums
References
- Ginell, Richard S. "Joshua Redman Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". tomhull.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
Joshua Redman
- "Joshua Redman – Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- SHARPE, JOHN (December 1, 1998). "Joshua Redman: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- Milkowski, Bill (1 January 1999). "Joshua Redman: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.