Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)

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Timeless Tales for Changing Times
Timeless Tales (for changing times).jpg
Studio album by
Joshua Redman
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998
Studio Avatar, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length2:08:50
Label Warner Bros.
Producer James Farber
Joshua Redman chronology
Freedom in the Groove
(1996)		Timeless Tales for Changing Times
(1998)		 Beyond
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Buffalo News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Tom Hull B+ [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Timeless Tales for Changing Times is a 1998 album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. [6] Many of the tracks featured pay tribute to the composers listed in parentheses. [7] This is his sixth album for Warner Bros.

Contents

Reception

Bill Milkowski of JazzTimes commented "Even when Joshua puts soprano to his mouth and wanders dangerously close to Kenny G territory on Joni Mitchell’s “I Had a King,” he is saved by Blade’s hip time displacement and Meldhau’s unorthodox voicings, which tweak Redman just enough to bypass the road to sapville. Blade helps jazz up Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin'” with nimble, swinging cymbal and snare statements while Meldhau makes like a jazzy Glenn Gould on this invention. A strong frontman aided immensely by a brilliant band." [8] Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News commented, "It's a smart, pleasant standards disc by a younger player who has done better before and will again." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Summertime" (George Gershwin)
  2. "Interlude 1" (Joshua Redman)
  3. "Visions" (Stevie Wonder)
  4. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern)
  5. "Interlude 2" (Joshua Redman)
  6. "I Had a King" (Joni Mitchell)
  7. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan)
  8. "Interlude 3" (Joshua Redman)
  9. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
  10. "Interlude 4" (Joshua Redman)
  11. "How Deep is the Ocean" (Irving Berlin)
  12. "Interlude 5" (Joshua Redman)
  13. "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter)
  14. "Interlude 6" (Joshua Redman)
  15. "Eleanor Rigby" (Lennon-McCartney)
  16. "Interlude 7" (Joshua Redman)
  17. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (Prince)

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Joshua Redman Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Simon, Jeff (October 2, 1998). "IN BRIEF". The Buffalo News . Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". tomhull.com . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Joshua Redman
  6. ↑ "Joshua Redman – Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ↑ SHARPE, JOHN (December 1, 1998). "Joshua Redman: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". All About Jazz . allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Milkowski, Bill (1 January 1999). "Joshua Redman: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)". JazzTimes . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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