Young at Art

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Young at Art
Young at Art.jpg
Studio album by
Jesse Davis
Released1993
RecordedMarch 24–25, 1993
Genre Jazz
Label Concord
Producer Allen Farnham, Carl E. Jefferson
Jesse Davis chronology
As We Speak
(1992)		Young at Art
(1993)		High Standards
(1994)

Young at Art is a studio album by jazz alto saxophonist Jesse Davis.

Contents

Music and recording

On "East of the Sun", "Davis opens with a moving solo that never loses the lyric", then guitarist Peter Bernstein solos. [1] "Brother Roj" is a medium-tempo waltz that is "dedicated to Davis' older brother, Roger, who brought Jesse his first alto sax". [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

The AllMusic reviewer wrote that the album is "a fine example of high-quality bebop played by some promising young players", comparing Davis with Cannonball Adderley. [2] The Skanner's reviewer, commenting on Davis, wrote that "I feel he hasn't allowed himself to fully reach his current limits. I hope his next release will hear him loosen the ties to the past and step forward in time". [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jesse Davis; except where indicated

  1. "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) – 5:34
  2. "Brother Roj" – 7:26
  3. "I Love Paris" (Cole Porter) – 9:33
  4. "Ask Me Now" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:30
  5. "Georgiana" – 5:50
  6. "Waltz for Andre" – 7:02
  7. "Little Flowers" – 5:54
  8. "One for Cannon" – 6:01
  9. "Tipsy" – 7:27
  10. "Fine and Dandy" (Kay Swift, Paul James) – 4:32

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dick's Picks: Young at Art" (October 13, 1993). The Skanner. p. 12.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott "Jesse Davis – Young at Art". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 326. ISBN   978-0-14-051368-4.
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