Blues Nexus

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Blues Nexus
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Studio album by James Spaulding
Released 1994
Recorded August 8, 1993
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length56:12
Label Muse
MCD 5467
Producer Don Sickler
James Spaulding chronology
Songs of Courage
(1990)		Blues Nexus
(1994)		 Smile of the Snake
(1997)

Blues Nexus is an album by saxophonist James Spaulding which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3]

James Spaulding American saxophonist

James Ralph Spaulding Jr. is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.

Muse Records

Muse Records was a jazz record company and label founded in New York City by Joe Fields in 1972.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Greg Turner stated "James Spaulding is a very distinctive altoist and flutist whose inside/outside playing can cover anything from bop to freer improvisations. On what was surprisingly only his third recording as a leader, Spaulding is heard at the peak of his powers, leading a quartet/quintet ... this is his definitive recording". [4]

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Track listing

  1. "Hipsippy Blues" (Hank Mobley) – 4:41
  2. "Gerkin for Perkins" (Clifford Brown) – 5:20
  3. "John Charles" (Ronnie Mathews) – 5:00
  4. "Rue Prevail" (Art Farmer) – 7:22
  5. "Gypsy Blue" (Tina Brooks) – 5:35
  6. "Vaun-Ex" (Elmo Hope) – 5:22
  7. "Soul Station" (Mobley) – 7:46
  8. "Chamber Mates" (Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers) – 4:24
  9. "Bleeker Street Blues" (Freddie Redd) – 5:54
  10. "Public Eye" (Roy Hargrove) – 4:48

Personnel

Alto saxophone type of saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

Flute musical instrument of the woodwind family

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel–Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones. A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, flautist, flutist or, less commonly, fluter or flutenist.

The bass flute is the tenor member of the flute family. It is in the key of C, pitched one octave below the concert flute. Because of the length of its tube, it is usually made with a J-shaped head joint, which brings the embouchure hole within reach of the player. It is usually only used in flute choirs, as it is easily drowned out by other instruments of comparable register, such as the clarinet.

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References

  1. ↑ Muse LP series discography: 5450 to 5499 accessed September 27, 2017
  2. ↑ Muse Records listing, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: James Spaulding discography, accessed September 27, 2017
  4. 1 2 Turner, Greg. James Spaulding: Blues Nexus – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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