Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

1 hour

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Contemporary Jazz

Label

GRP Records

Performer

Nelson Rangell, Michael Bearden, fl. 1990, Kate Broudy, fl. 1991, Mel Brown, 1939-, David Charles, fl. 1967, Lionel Cordew, fl. 1990-2000, Mitchel Forman, 1956-, Eric Gunnison, 1956-, Wolfgang Haffner, 1965-, Steve Ivey, fl. 1990, Bashiri Johnson, 1955-, Jef Lee Johnson, 1958-2013, Tony Kadleck, Kip Kuepper, Chuck Loeb, 1955-, Ned Mann, fl. 1983, Rob Mathis, fl. 2000, Jim Pugh, 1950-

UPC (Physical)

00011105981422

Release Date

1995-04-11

Review

While other contemporary jazz reed players grab more headlines and steal more thunder and attention, Nelson Rangell has slowly but surely created his own niche as one the genre's most consistent purveyors of spicy horn energy, virtuosic flute pepper, and technical wizardry, all laced with an ear for hip musical trends. Continuing on a path towards yet another fruitful and ambitious Destiny, he pays even more attention to the urban side of life, kicking up the funk (with the help of co-producer Michael Bearden) on "The Road Ahead," then digging up even grittier mud on "Streetwise." While still owing a little to the Sanborn influence, Rangell reaches into some more inventive textures by recording all three saxes at once and becoming his own horn section. Never quite given his due as a flutist, Rangell achieves a sparkling epiphany with the piccolo which could some day put him in Hubert Laws' league. He also adds an elegant, art for art's sake touch with the glorious "Sonora," and a lengthy but never tedious orchestral cover of the Luther Vandross arrangement of "A House Is Not a Home." Once again, Rangell hits a home run to the bleachers where easy-to-swallow blends with highly trained brilliance. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Contemporáneo, Jazz Contemporâneo

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Jazz Contemporáneo, Jazz Contemporâneo