Kenny Barron: The Traveler
Copy at Case Memorial Library
Personnel: Kenny Barron, piano; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Francisco Mela, drums; Steve Wilson, soprano sax; Lionel Loueké, guitar; Ann Hampton Callaway, Gretchen Parlato, and Grady Tate, vocals.
Contents: The traveler (7:11) — Clouds (7:05) — Speed trap (7:40) — Um beijo (6:12) — The first year (Alex Nguyen; 6:16) — Illusion (6:34) — Duet (Barron and Loueké; 6:21) — Phantoms (9:17) — Calypso (6:42) — Memories of you (James Hubert "Eubie" Blake; 5:05). All songs by Barron except as noted. Recorded Dec. 12-13, 2007 at Avatar Studios, NC.
Nate Chinen wrote in the New York Times: "On his most recent album, 'The Traveler' (Sunnyside), the ever articulate pianist-composer Kenny Barron calls not only on the fluid propulsion of his working trio (with the bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and the drummer Francisco Mela), but also on the considerable charms of several singers, including Gretchen Parlato and Grady Tate" ("Jazz Listings," 3/13/09).
Personnel: Kenny Barron, piano; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Francisco Mela, drums; Steve Wilson, soprano sax; Lionel Loueké, guitar; Ann Hampton Callaway, Gretchen Parlato, and Grady Tate, vocals.
Contents: The traveler (7:11) — Clouds (7:05) — Speed trap (7:40) — Um beijo (6:12) — The first year (Alex Nguyen; 6:16) — Illusion (6:34) — Duet (Barron and Loueké; 6:21) — Phantoms (9:17) — Calypso (6:42) — Memories of you (James Hubert "Eubie" Blake; 5:05). All songs by Barron except as noted. Recorded Dec. 12-13, 2007 at Avatar Studios, NC.
Nate Chinen wrote in the New York Times: "On his most recent album, 'The Traveler' (Sunnyside), the ever articulate pianist-composer Kenny Barron calls not only on the fluid propulsion of his working trio (with the bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and the drummer Francisco Mela), but also on the considerable charms of several singers, including Gretchen Parlato and Grady Tate" ("Jazz Listings," 3/13/09).
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