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)

Romantic Defiance is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard. [1] The album was released on May 30, 1995, via Columbia and contains eight original lyrical compositions written by Blanchard.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]

Peter Watrous of The New York Times wrote that "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." [5] 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." [6] Brian Morton and Richard Cook in The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums called the album "wonderful". [7]

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 ) [8] 17

References

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