Gotstabe a Better Way!

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Gotstabe a Better Way!
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Studio album by James Spaulding
Released 1990
Recorded May 31, 1988
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length54:34
Label Muse
MR 5413
Producer Don Sickler
James Spaulding chronology
James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington
(1978)		Gotstabe a Better Way!
(1990)		 Brilliant Corners
(1988)

Gotstabe a Better Way! is an album by saxophonist James Spaulding which was recorded in 1988 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 Michael G. Nastos stated "Veteran saxophonist in his best light". [4]

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Track listing

All compositions by James Spaulding except where noted

  1. "Bold Steps" – 5:39
  2. "Blue Hue" – 5:14
  3. "Ginger Flower Song" – 6:10
  4. "Remember There's Hope" – 5:55
  5. "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) – 6:32
  6. "Gotstabe" – 6:28
  7. "In Flight Out" – 6:40
  8. "I Have You" – 5:35
  9. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) – 6:21

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.

Piccolo small musical instrument of the flute family

The piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The modern piccolo has most of the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written. This gave rise to the name ottavino, which the instrument is called in the scores of Italian composers. It is also called flauto piccolo or flautino.

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References

  1. ↑ Muse LP series discography: 5400 to 5449 accessed September 27, 2017
  2. ↑ Muse Records listing, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: James Spaulding discography, accessed September 27, 2017
  4. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. James Spaulding: Saxotic Stomp – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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