Solid Steps

Last updated
Solid Steps
Solid steps - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedOctober 1986
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Netherlands
Genre Jazz
Label Jazz Club JC 6011
Joe Lovano chronology
Hometown Sessions
(1986)
Solid Steps
(1986)
Village Rhythm
(1988)

Solid Steps is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1986 and released on the Jazz Club label. [1] [2] The album was re-released on the September label (CD September 05124) in 2003 with a different cover. [3] The album is Joe Lovano's first official studio recording as a leader.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Solid Steps" – 5:30
  2. "Who Knows" – 8:45
  3. "H and C's Dance" – 8:00
  4. "Straight Shot" – 6:09
  5. "Lofritian Mode" – 5:50
  6. "A Picture of Her" – 5:48
  7. "Gustavia" – 5:21
  8. "Benjamin" – 4:45
  9. "Pretext" – 5:04
  10. "Soulrole" – 4:57

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Lovano</span> American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist

Joseph Salvatore Lovano is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist. Though best known as a tenor saxophonist, Lovano has also recorded on alto clarinet, flute and drums, amongst other instruments. He has earned a Grammy Award and several mentions in Down Beat magazine's critics' & readers' polls. His wife is singer Judi Silvano, with whom he records and performs. Lovano was a longtime member of the late drummer Paul Motian‘s trio alongside guitarist Bill Frisell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Motian</span> American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer

Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. He played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties.

<i>From the Soul</i> 1992 studio album by Joe Lovano

From the Soul is a 1992 jazz album by American saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano, generally regarded as his masterpiece. It was recorded with a studio band rather than Lovano's working group; it is notable for his only encounter with Michel Petrucciani, and for being one of Ed Blackwell's final recordings.

<i>Bird Songs</i> (Joe Lovano album) 2011 studio album by Joe Lovano

Bird Songs is the 22nd album by Joe Lovano released via the Blue Note label in 2011. The album features Esperanza Spalding, James Weidman, Otis Brown III and Francisco Mela performing songs mostly written or performed by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker.

<i>Streams of Expression</i> 2006 studio album by Joe Lovano

Streams of Expression is the 20th studio album by American jazz musician Joe Lovano to be released on the Blue Note label. It was released in 2006 and features a five-part "Streams of Expression Suite," three-part "Birth of the Cool Suite," and three other shorter works. The "Birth of the Cool Suite" was conducted by Gunther Schuller and utilizes melodic themes inspired by Miles Davis' work from his 1948 and 1950 nonet. The album also features George Garzone, Ralph Lalama, Gary Smulyan, and Tim Hagans.

<i>Joyous Encounter</i> 2005 studio album by Joe Lovano

Joyous Encounter is a 2005 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano. The album features the same personnel as Lovano's 2004 recording I'm All For You; bassist George Mraz, drummer Paul Motian, and pianist Hank Jones.

<i>Im All For You</i> 2004 studio album by Joe Lovano

I'm All For You is a ballads-oriented album by Joe Lovano, which critics have called one of his most enjoyable endeavors. The album features Hank Jones as well as two members who have enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Lovano: George Mraz and Paul Motian.

<i>On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard</i> 2003 live album by Joe Lovano

On This Day ... Live At The Vanguard is an album recorded live in September 2002 at the famous Village Vanguard by Joe Lovano with his award-winning nonet. It was released on July 8, 2003 via Blue Note label.

<i>Village Rhythm</i> 1989 studio album by Joe Lovano

Village Rhythm is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

<i>Trio Fascination: Edition One</i> 1998 studio album by Joe Lovano

Trio Fascination: Edition One is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano, recorded in September 1997 and released the following year on the Blue Note label.

<i>Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two</i> 2001 studio album by Joe Lovano

Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination: Edition Two is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 2000 and released on the Blue Note label. The album is a sequel to Lovano's Trio Fascination: Edition One (1998) but, unlike the earlier album which featured a conventional sax-bass-drums lineup, Edition Two finds Lovano shifting between four different and often eclectic trio configurations.

<i>On Broadway Volume 2</i> 1989 studio album by Paul Motian

On Broadway Volume 2 is the fourth album by Paul Motian to be released on the German JMT label. It was released in 1989 and features performances of Broadway show tunes by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Charlie Haden and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. The album was followed by three subsequent volumes, and it was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2003.

<i>Sound Prints</i> 2015 live album by Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas

Sound Prints is a live album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded at the 2013 Monterey Jazz Festival. It was released on the Blue Note label in 2015 and features a live performance by Douglas and Lovano with pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda Oh and drummer Joey Baron playing original material and two new compositions by Wayne Shorter.

<i>52nd Street Themes</i> 2000 studio album by Joe Lovano

52nd Street Themes is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano. It was recorded in early November 1999 and released by the Blue Note label on April 25, 2000. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. It is named after the jazz standard by Thelonious Monk.

<i>Sounds of Joy</i> 1991 studio album by Joe Lovano

Sounds of Joy is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano, recorded on January 26, 1991, and released on the Enja Records label.

<i>Hometown Sessions</i> 1986 studio album by Joe Lovano

Hometown Sessions is the second studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1986 and released via JSL Records label.

<i>Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney</i> 2008 studio album by Katie Noonan

Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney is a studio album by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan. The album was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 43 on the ARIA album chart. Blackbird is a set of cover versions of John Lennon and Paul McCartney tracks. The album includes performances from Ron Carter, Lewis Nash, Joe Lovano, John Scofield and Sam Keevers. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009 the album won Best Jazz Album.

<i>Celebrating Sinatra</i> 1996 studio album by Joe Lovano

Celebrating Sinatra is a 1996 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano released by the Blue Note label. Lovano leads a fifteen-piece ensemble playing some of Sinatra's most famous songs.

<i>Classic! Live at Newport</i> 2016 live album by Joe Lovano

Classic! Live at Newport is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 2005 during the 51st Newport Jazz Festival and released on July 29, 2016 via Blue Note label. This is the 25th and final album in his Blue Note catalog.

<i>Trio Tapestry</i> 2019 studio album by Joe Lovano

Trio Tapestry is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in March 2018 and released on ECM January the following year—his debut as bandleader for the label. The trio features pianist Marilyn Crispell and percussionist Carmen Castaldi.

References

  1. "Solid steps by Joe Lovano". michelherr.com . Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. "Joe Lovano – Solid Steps". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. "Joe Lovano: Solid Steps". jazzinbelgium.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.