| The Red and Orange Poems | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Power Station | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic Jazz | |||
| Producer | Gary Bartz, Eulis Cathey | |||
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The Red and Orange Poems is an album by the American saxophonist Gary Bartz, released in 1994. [1] [2] It was considered a comeback album. [3] Bartz supported the album with a North American tour. [4] The album peaked at No. 25 on Billboard's Traditional Jazz Albums chart. [5]
The arrangements were by Bartz, who had originally asked Benny Golson to do them. [6] Mulgrew Miller played piano on the album. [7] Eddie Henderson and John Clark contributed on horns. [8] The liner notes were written by Stanley Crouch. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [11] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [12] |
| MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide |  [13] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [8] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the limber and witty alto sax legend Gary Bartz serves up solos that sing and speak." [11] The Atlantic determined that the album finds Bartz's "rich and bluesy alto gaining luster against a two-piece brass section, while the program of standards, original ballads, and a touch of soca is quietly probing." [14]
The Washington Post opined that "Bartz not only brings a fat, creamy tone and an ingenious harmonic grasp to the saxophone but also a maturity that enables him to say something with his technique." [15] The Los Angeles Daily News concluded that "Bartz takes time to breathe, and yet he plays shatteringly well when he wants to be more raucous." [12] Stereo Review deemed The Red and Orange Poems "an album of characteristic diversity that may well be his best to date." [16]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "By Myself" | |
| 2. | "Nusia's Poem" | |
| 3. | "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life" | |
| 4. | "J Seas" | |
| 5. | "Relentless" | |
| 6. | "Along the Twelve Tone Row" | |
| 7. | "Soulmate" | |
| 8. | "But Not for Me" |
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