Walking Shadows

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Walking Shadows
Walking Shadows by Joshua Redman.jpg
Studio album by
Joshua Redman
ReleasedMay 7, 2013
RecordedSeptember 27–29, 2012
Studio Avatar, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length57:29
Label Nonesuch
Producer Brad Mehldau
Joshua Redman chronology
James Farm
(2011)		Walking Shadows
(2013)		 Trios Live
(2014)

Walking Shadows is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. It was released in 2013 by Nonesuch Records.

Contents

Music and recording

The arrangements were written by Dan Coleman, Patrick Zimmerli, and Brad Mehldau. [1] Mehldau was also the producer. [2] Most of the tracks include strings, but some, including "Stop This Train" and "Let It Be", are small-group performances. [1]

The album was recorded on September 27–29, 2012, at Avatar Studios in New York City. [2] It was released by Nonesuch Records on May 7, 2013. [2]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer suggested that "These are some of the most nuanced, lyrical, and romantic recordings Redman has ever produced. " [1] John Fordham wrote that "It's a beautifully played project, but perhaps a shade on the tasteful side for some jazzers." [3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Jazzwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Tom Hull B− [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Folks Who Live on the Hill" Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II 4:00
2."Lush Life" Billy Strayhorn 6:42
3."Stop This Train" John Mayer, Pino Palladino 4:42
4."Adagio" Johann Sebastian Bach 3:14
5."Easy Living" Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin  
6."Doll Is Mine"Amedeo Maria Pace, Kazu Makino, Simone Maria Pace5:55
7."Infant Eyes" Wayne Shorter 5:05
8."Let It Be" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 5:12
9."Final Hour" Joshua Redman 2:42
10."Last Glimpse of Gotham" Brad Mehldau 3:26
11."Stardust" Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish 5:50
12."Let Me Down Easy"Redman4:56
Total length:57:29

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Walking Shadows
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 165
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 192
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 153 [15]
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [16] 4 [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Collar, Matt "Joshua Redman – Walking Shadows". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Joshua Redman – Walking Shadows". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Fordham, John (May 2, 2013) "Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows – Review". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Walking Shadows by Joshua Redman". Metacritic . metacritic.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ GEORGIEVSKI, NENAD (July 1, 2013). "Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows". All About Jazz . allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Cormac (May 17, 2013). "Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows". Irish Times . Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ Le Gendre, Kevin (June 2013). "Review Search". Jazzwise . Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ Mainzer, Jordan (May 7, 2013). "Joshua Redman – Walking Shadows (Nonesuch)". musicOMH . Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ Garratt, John (May 16, 2013). "Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows". PopMatters . Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Walking Shadows". 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joshua Redman – Walking Shadows" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Joshua Redman – Walking Shadows" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Joshua Redman – Compass". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Joshua Redman - Walking Shadows". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Josha Redman Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Joshua Redman". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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