Russ Johnson - Still Out To Lunch! (2014) torrent

Enja Records, Yellowbird: yeb-7747-2
http://www.jazzrecords.com/enja/yeb-7747.htm
http://www.yellowbird-records.com/

* Russ Johnson: trumpet
* Roy Nathanson: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (5, 8)
* Myra Melford: piano
* Brad Jones: bass
* George Schuller: drums

http://www.russjohnsonmusic.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Nathanson
http://www.myramelford.com/
http://www.bassjones.com/
http://www.georgeschuller.net/

Recorded by Tommy Tedesco at Tedesco Studios, Paramus,
NJ (New Jersey, United States), on January 11 & 12, 2014.


Reviews
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By Tim Niland

The great jazz musician Eric Dolphy is justly remembered as an extraordinary
instrumentalist, playing alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute in a unique
and unprecedented manner. But he was also an excellent composer of knotty and
memorable melodies, especially on his universally acknowledged masterpiece Out
To Lunch. It is the melodic content of this great album that is the inspiration
for the interpretations by Russ Johnson on trumpet, Myra Melford on piano, Roy
Nathanson on saxophone, Brad Jones on bass, and George Schuller on drums. It is
interesting to hear Myra Melford trying to take on the roll that vibraphonist
Bobby Hutcherson held on the original LP. On the Thelonious Monk tribute "Hat
and Beard" she brings a very interesting viewpoint, using her own considerable
skill to make for an arresting performance. Johnson takes the lead on melodic
"Something Sweet, Something Tender" playing in both a punchy and thoughtful
manner. The complex Dolphy composition "Out To Lunch" is one of the highlights
of the album, making space for Jones to anchor the music while Schuller makes
the most of the march rhythm of the original recording. Dolphy's flute feature
"Gazzeloni" is moved into a different direction with swirling trumpet and
saxophone and muscular bass powering the performance along. This album worked
really well, demonstrating the enduring beauty of Eric Dolphy's music, while
allowing these talented musicians to make their own mark.

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By Peter Margasak
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/russ-johnsons-still-out-to-lunch/Event?oid=15250453

By Kevin Lynch
http://nodepression.com/album-review/trumpeter-russ-johnson-reimagines-eric-dolphys-classic-album-out-lunch

By Howard Reich
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-brock-johnson-review-20141019-column.html

By Howard Mandel
http://www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz/2008/03/out_to_lunch_in_the_zone.html