Looking Ahead (Ricky Ford album)

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Looking Ahead
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Studio album by Ricky Ford
Released 1987
Recorded February 14 and October 9, 1986
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length39:49
Label Muse
MR 5322
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Ricky Ford chronology
Shorter Ideas
(1984)		Looking Ahead
(1987)		 Saxotic Stomp
(1987)

Looking Ahead is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3]

Ricky Ford American jazz tenor saxophonist

Ricky Ford is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

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 Ron Wynn stated "An outstanding session, with a first-rate supporting cast". [4]

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Track listing

All compositions by Ricky Ford except where noted

  1. "Onward Forward" – 5:50
  2. "Back to America" – 4:39
  3. "Conga Brava" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol) – 4:48
  4. "Ancient Air" – 5:31
  5. "Circle of Ben" – 4:27
  6. "Living Doll" – 4:52
  7. "Supra Chances" - 6:27
  8. "Quiet Reflections" – 3:15

Personnel

Tenor saxophone type of saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

James Spaulding American saxophonist

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

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349 accessed September 27, 2017
  2. ↑ Muse Records listing, accessed September 27, 2017
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: Ricky Ford discography, accessed September 27, 2017
  4. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. Ricky Ford: Looking Ahead – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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