Momentum (Joshua Redman album)

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Momentum
Joshua Redman Momentum cover.jpg
Studio album by
Joshua Redman Elastic Band
Released24 May 2005
StudioBennett Studios, Englewood, NJ
Chez DiazBoothe
Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Schway Sound
Sear Sound, New York, NY
Studio Yaya
Genre Jazz
Length57:31
Label Nonesuch
Producer Joshua Redman, Sam Yahel, Paul Boothe
Joshua Redman chronology
Elastic
(2002)		Momentum
(2005)		 Back East
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Buffalo News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
PopMatters 5/10 [5]
Tom Hull B+ [6]

Momentum is a 2005 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman's Elastic Band. [7] The album was released on 24 May 2005 by Nonesuch label. All compositions are original works by Redman unless otherwise noted.

Contents

Reception

Matt Collar of Allmusic wrote "Once again featuring the expansive keyboard talents of Sam Yahel, saxophonist Joshua Redman's Momentum features more of the '70s-influenced jazz the former "young lion" experimented with on 2002's Elastic. Bringing to mind works by such iconic artists as Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and especially Eddie Harris, Redman digs into sundry groove-oriented tracks such as the driving and punchy "Sweet Nasty," which finds Yahel and Redman soloing hard over drummer Jeff Ballard's James Brown-ready dance beat." John L. Walters of The Guardian commented, "...Momentum, a studio album by the Joshua Redman Elastic Band, marks a determined move towards juxtaposing jazz with funk, rock, hip-hop and studio-based experimentation, building on his basic trio of sax, keyboards and drums." [8] Jeff Simon in his review for The Buffalo News observed, "It isn't that Redman's Elastic Band couldn't figure out freer and merrier ways to groove its way into future hip-hop samples (exploration is not exactly a bugaboo with them), it's just that at the moment, a motherlode of instrumental talent seems to be going into rhinestones and zircons." [3]

In the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, this album was nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soundcheck"Joshua Redman/Sam Yahel/Jefferson Ballard1:26
2."Sweet Nasty"Joshua Redman6:20
3."Just a Moment"Joshua Redman/Sam Yahel/Brian Blade1:21
4."Shut Your Mouth"Sam Yahel5:37
5."The Crunge" Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant 2:38
6."Riverwide" Sheryl Crow 6:20
7."Greasy G"Joshua Redman4:35
8."Lonely Woman" Ornette Coleman 6:11
9."Swunk"Joshua Redman8:15
10."Blowing Changes"Joshua Redman/Sam Yahel/Brian Blade2:10
11."Double Jeopardy"Joshua Redman4:41
12."Put It in Your Pocket"Joshua Redman6:52
13."Showtime"Joshua Redman/Sam Yahel/Jefferson Ballard1:06
Total length:57:31

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Redman Elastic Band Momentum". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ KELMAN, JOHN (May 22, 2005). "Joshua Redman Elastic Band: Momentum". All About Jazz . allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Simon, Jeff (August 5, 2005). "Discs". The Buffalo News . Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Cibula, Matt (6 July 2005). "Joshua Redman Elastic Band: Momentum". PopMatters . Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Joshua Redman Elastic Band – Momentum". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Walters, John L. (29 April 2005). "On the edge: Joshua Redman". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "GRAMMY Award Results for Joshua Redman Elastic Band". The Recording Academy . Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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