Shadows (Gary Bartz album)

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Shadows
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Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedJune 11 & 12, 1991
StudioClinton Sound Studios, New York
Genre Jazz
Length69:25
Label Timeless
SJP 379
Producer Russ Musto
Gary Bartz chronology
There Goes the Neighborhood!
(1991)
Shadows
(1992)
Episode One: Children of Harlem
(1994)

Shadows is an album by saxophonist Gary Bartz, recorded in 1991 and released on the Dutch Timeless label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Tom Hull B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [4]

Greg Turner of AllMusic wrote that "Bartz's strong tone, sense of swing, and improvisational imagination place him within the ranks of jazz's finest saxophonists, and he proves it throughout this recording... Shadows is an excellent addition to Bartz's extensive discography". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Marion's Theme" (John Williams) - 9:49
  2. "Shadows" (Gary Bartz) - 12:30
  3. "Song of the Underground Railroad" (John Coltrane) - 10:25
  4. "Peresina" (McCoy Tyner) - 14:35
  5. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 4:50
  6. "Children of the Night" (Wayne Shorter) - 9:32
  7. "Holiday for Strings" (David Rose) - 7:41

Personnel

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References

  1. Gary Bartz Selected Discography accessed February 20, 2015
  2. Timeless Records SJP series discography, accessed February 20, 2015
  3. 1 2 Turner, G. AllMusic Review, February 20, 2015
  4. Hull, Tom (June 22, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 23, 2020.