Romantic Defiance

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Romantic Defiance
Romantic Defiance - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Terence Blanchard
ReleasedMay 30, 1995
RecordedDecember 12 13 15, 1994
StudioThe Manhattan Center Ballroom, New York.
Genre Jazz
Length51:44
Label Columbia 480489 2
Terence Blanchard chronology
In My Solitude: The Billie Holiday Songbook
(1994)		Romantic Defiance
(1995)		 The Heart Speaks
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Tom Hull B− [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]

Romantic Defiance is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard. [5] [6] The album was released on May 30, 1995 via Columbia and contains eight original lyrical compositions written by Blanchard.

Contents

Critical reception

Peter Watrous of The New York Times wrote "...the composition, full of bursts of melodies and winding ribbons of notes, was often overwhelmed by long improvisations. Mr. Blanchard's group is exceptionally aware of dynamics, and during the suite he and the band managed to impart, through long quiet sections, a real sense of tranquillity." [7] A reviewer of Billboard stated, "Leading trumpeter Terence Blanchard's newest set is a strong, searching quintet date, featuring Kenny Garrett, who makes his tenor debut." [8] Brian Morton and Richard Cook in The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums called the album "wonderful". [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Terence Blanchard

No.TitleLength
1."The Premise"6:18
2."Unconditional"6:38
3."Betrayal of my Soul"5:52
4."Devine Order"8:58
5."Romantic Defiance"8:53
6."Focus"5:47
7."Romantic Processional"1:41
8."Morning After Celebration"7:37
Total length:51:44

Personnel

Band

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Traditional Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 17

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References

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  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 586. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Terence Blanchard". Tom Hull . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 128. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Terence Blanchard – Romantic Defiance". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Terence Blanchard Discography". MTV . mtv.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Watrous, Peter (September 27, 1993). "Review/Jazz; 2 Young Trumpeters, In 2 Commissioned Works". The New York Times . nytimes.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 62 24 June 1995. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (4 November 2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums. Penguin UK. ISBN   978-0-14-195900-9 . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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