music.wikisort.org - CompositionConcentric Circles is a studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron.[11] The record was released on May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) via Blue Note label.[12]
2018 studio album by Kenny Barron
Concentric Circles |
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Released | May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) |
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Recorded | March 19–20, 2017 |
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Studio | Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, New York |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 66:17 |
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Label | Blue Note |
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Producer | Kenny Barron |
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Background
This is Barron's debut album for Blue Note. The album features Barron with a new band consisting of three strong emerging players—tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez, and drummer Johnathan Blake—and a long-term Barron's collaborator bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa.[13] The record consists of 11 tracks of which there are eight original compositions written by Barron.
Reception
Matt Collar of AllMusic wrote "While Barron has never sounded anything short of virtuosic, his skills have only deepened over the years. He commands the album, framing his musicians with richly textured chord voicings one minute, and launching into evocative improvisational asides the next. What's particularly refreshing is how immediate and of-the-moment the album feels. Concentric Circles is the sound of a jazz master continuing to push forward, buoyed by his bandmates and the lessons of the past".[2] A reviewer of Keyboard stated "Concentric Circles is another sparkling jewel in Barron’s crown; and it surely won’t be the last".[14] Writing for JazzTimes, Thomas Conrad stated, "The set list is not unusual, containing mostly recent originals plus typical choices like a Brazilian piece and a Monk tune. What makes a Barron record special is execution, the distinctive substance and elegance..."[13]
Will Layman of Spectrum Culture noted "This is a program marked by variety as well as quality... Barron’s affection for Latin grooves is here in spades."[7] Paddy Cahoe of RTÉ.ie added "Kenny Barron's Concentric Circles is the legendary jazz pianist's first bona fide quintet release since 2003's Images and it is a fine affair, skirting around the lighter edges of bop, with Afro-Latin and bossa nova traces".[6] Dave Gelly of The Guardian commented "Now, a pianist, composer and bandleader of apparently infinite resource and ingenuity, he records albums as close to perfection as anyone could wish. Lately they have tended to be piano trios, but this sleek new quintet sounds full of promise".[5] Keith Black writing for Winnipeg Free Press added, "Kenny Barron has been a gift to the jazz world for 50 years and hopefully is not close to being done yet."[10]
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "DPW" | Barron | 4:52 |
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2. | "Concentric Circles" | Barron | 7:27 |
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3. | "Blue Waters" | Barron | 5:40 |
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4. | "A Short Journey" | Barron | 5:29 |
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5. | "Aquele Frevo Axe" | Cesar Medes, Caetano Veloso | 8:16 |
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6. | "Von Hangman" | Barron | 4:44 |
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7. | "In the Dark" | Barron | 7:01 |
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8. | "Baile" | Barron | 5:17 |
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9. | "L's Bop" | Lenny White | 5:55 |
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10. | "I'm Just Sayin'" | Barron | 6:52 |
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11. | "Reflections" | Thelonious Monk | 4:44 |
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Total length: | 66:17 |
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Personnel
Band
- Kenny Barron – piano, producer
- Kiyoshi Kitagawa – bass
- Johnathan Blake – drums
- Dayna Stephens – saxophone
- Mike Rodriguez – trumpet, flugelhorn
Production
- Karen Kennedy – co-producer
- Max Ross – mixing, mastering
- Joe Marciano – recording
References
- Jurkovic, Mike (May 11, 2018). "Kenny Barron: Concentric Circles". All About Jazz. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Collar, Matt. "Kenny Barron / Kenny Barron Quintet Concentric Circles". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Toland, Michael (4 May 2018). "KENNY BARRON QUINTET – Concentric Circles". Blurt. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Hobart, Mike (4 May 2018). "Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles — 'a blend of classic and contemporary'". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Gelly, Dave (12 August 2018). "Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles – infinite ingenuity". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Kehoe, Paddy (30 June 2018). "Kenny Barron Quintet - Concentric Circles". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Layman, Will (16 May 2018). "Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Pearson, Chris (11 May 2018). "Jazz review: Eddie Henderson: Be Cool/ Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles". The Times. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Black, Keith (17 May 2018). "May 2018: Reviews of this week's CD releases". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Kenny Barron Quintet – Concentric Circles". Discogs. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "CONCENTRIC CIRCLES (2018)". Blue Note. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Conrad, Thomas (25 July 2018). "Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles (Blue Note)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "Kenny Barron to Release Blue Note Debut "Concentric Circles" on May 4". Keyboard. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
External links
Kenny Barron |
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. |
Albums as leader or co-leader |
- You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens, 1967)
- Sunset to Dawn (1973)
- Peruvian Blue (1974)
- In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar, 1975)
- Lucifer (1975)
- Innocence (1978)
- Together (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978)
- Golden Lotus (1980)
- Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981)
- Imo Live (1982)
- Spiral (1982)
- Green Chimneys (1983–87)
- 1+1+1 (1984)
- Autumn in New York (1984)
- Landscape (1984)
- Scratch (1985)
- The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell, 1986)
- Two as One (and Buster Williams, 1986)
- What If? (1986)
- Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988)
- Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks, 1989)
- Invitation (1990)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990)
- The Only One (1990)
- Confirmation (and Barry Harris, 1991)
- Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
- The Moment (1991)
- Quickstep (1991)
- Sambao (1992)
- Other Places (1993)
- Wanton Spirit (1994)
- Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu, 1995)
- Things Unseen (1995)
- Live at Bradley's (1996)
- Live at Bradley's II (1996)
- Night and the City (and Charlie Haden, 1996)
- Spirit Song (1999)
- Canta Brasil (2000)
- Freefall (and Regina Carter, 2000)
- Images (2003)
- Super Standard (2004)
- The Traveler (2007)
- Minor Blues (2009)
- Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012)
- The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland, 2014)
- Book of Intuition (2015)
- Concentric Circles (2018)
- Without Deception (and Dave Holland, 2020)
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Member of Sphere | |
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With Bill Barron | |
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With Ron Carter | |
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With Stan Getz | |
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With Dizzy Gillespie | |
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With Freddie Hubbard | |
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With Yusef Lateef | |
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With James Moody | |
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With Buddy Rich | |
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With others |
- Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson, 2015)
- Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti, 1992)
- Mustang (Curtis Amy, 1967)
- Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson, 1985)
- The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker, 1977)
- You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977)
- Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws, 1982)
- Bad Benson (George Benson, 1974)
- Code Red (Cindy Blackman, 1990)
- The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995)
- Shining Hour (Larry Coryell, 1989)
- Quicksand (Ted Curson, 1974)
- Continuum (Ray Drummond, 1994)
- Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967)
- Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968)
- All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, 1989)
- Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1975)
- Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1983)
- Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984)
- Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks, 1978)
- Man & Woman (George Freeman, 1974)
- Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall, 1996)
- Light and Lively (Louis Hayes, 1989)
- Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989)
- The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath, 1972)
- Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath, 1973)
- Now! (Bobby Hutcherson, 1969)
- In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986)
- New Agenda (Elvin Jones, 1975)
- Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977)
- The Bassist! (Sam Jones, 1979)
- We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss, 1967)
- Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz, 1992)
- Number Two Express (Christian McBride, 1995)
- Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill, 1995)
- Never Never Land (Jane Monheit, 2000)
- Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad, 1971)
- A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval, 2010)
- This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank, 1984)
- Solid (Woody Shaw, 1986)
- Kamau (Charles Sullivan, 1995)
- Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
- A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner, 1985)
- Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro, 1982)
- Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967)
- Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles, 1983)
- New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003)
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