The Jaz Life

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The Jaz Life
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Studio album by
Malachi Thompson
Released1992
RecordedJune 30, 1991
StudioP.S., Chicago, Illinois
Genre Jazz
Length48:33
Label Delmark
DD-453
Producer Robert G. Koester
Malachi Thompson chronology
Spirit
(1983)		The Jaz Life
(1992)		 Lift Every Voice
(1993)

The Jaz Life is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, recorded in 1991 and released by the Delmark label the following year. [1] [2] [3] "Mystic Trumpet Man" is a tribute to Miles Davis. [4]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Chicago Tribune called the album "spirited and bluesy," writing that Thompson "is a real talent." [7]

AllMusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated that "these six compositions are not only life-affirming, but acknowledgments to such important icons as John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, and some of their important sidemen, who have inspired Thompson during his struggle with a rare lymphomatic cancer ... Thompson really hits the note consistently with this band of modern mainstream jazz masters performing at their best. Recommended." [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Malachi Thompson except where noted

  1. "In Walked John" – 7:08
  2. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:23
  3. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 7:27
  4. "Mystic Trumpet Man" – 5:49
  5. "Croquet Ballet" (Billy Harper) – 6:39
  6. "Lucky Seven" – 12:07

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
  2. ↑ Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: Carter Jefferson discography accessed October 14, 2019
  4. ↑ McNally, Owen (May 12, 1994). "Chicago Trumpeter Malachi Thompson Brings Freebop to Hartford". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 6.
  5. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Malachi Thompson: The Jaz Life – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1399. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ↑ Fuller, Jack (August 2, 1992). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 28.
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