Search - Steve Slagle :: New New York

Steve Slagle
New New York
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. New New York
2. Loftology
3. Bowery Blues
4. Thelonious
5. What Goes Around Comes Around
6. Blackwell's Manhattan
7. Manha De Hudson
8. Complicity
9. St. Mark's Shuffle
10. New New York
11. Nostalgia In Time Square

CD Details

All Artists: Steve Slagle
Title: New New York
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: OmniTone
Original Release Date: 10/6/2000
Re-Release Date: 10/10/2000
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 686281200522

Synopsis

Product Description

Filled with sparkling new Gotham-related originals and several equally pertinent standards, New New York is Slagle's fully realized, multi-faceted tribute to the ebullient city he loves. Slagle, veteran of the Carla Bley and Charles Mingus bands and featured sideman with Joe Lovano, presents a striking musical journey around the city that Slagle has called home for twenty years. From landmarks including the Hudson River and Times Square to venues such as West Side lofts, the Bowery and Brooklyn, to icons of jazz's Mecca such as Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Ed Blackwell, New New York paints a sometimes reflective, sometimes explosive, sometimes sensual portrait of New York City. Long-time colleagues (and fellow New York dues-payers) tenor sax superstar Joe Lovano and vibraphone wizard Joe Locke personalize Slagle's portrait.

CD Reviews

New New Slagle

Andy Shultz | Augusta, Me United States | 11/28/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a long time fan since before Steve's stint with Carla Bley's band. Been waiting a long time for this one, well worth it. The band sounds great. Gene Jackson's driving drums tastefully, melodically. Cameron Brown's bass is pulsing. Slagle and Stryker, soul and strength, simply astounding on the sax & slide statement ("Bowery Blues"). Joe Lovano's guest sit-in grounds the gig, returning the favor for Steve adding wings to Joe's Nonet. Joe Locke on vibes is touch perfect for late night ballad-"What goes Around Comes Around". All the tunes are terrific; my favorites are "New New York" (quartet version), "Blackwell's Manhattan", and "St. Marks Shuffle". Always love to hear Monk's music, excellent inclusion of "Thelonious" here. I'm an up-tempo kind of guy, but the big hit here I feel is "Manha de Hudson", another ballad, showcasing alto flute! The play between Steve and Dave is beautiful, add Brown's bass in Brazilian flavor. Somebody should write words to this, there'd be no stopping it. Oh yeah, the Mingus tune at the end-"Nostalgia in Times Square"-(I heard Steve play this with the Mingus Big Band, solid!) is like when you leave the theater at the end of a really good movie, whistling the theme song. This is my first review for Amazon, or anybody, did I use my thousand words yet?"