Blues Cruise
| Blues Cruise | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Recorded | March 16–17, 2005 |
| Studio | Avatar, New York City |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Fresh Sound New Talent |
| Producer | Chris Cheek |
Blues Cruise is an album by jazz saxophonist Chris Cheek. It was released by Fresh Sound New Talent.
Background[edit]
Cheek had released three albums for Fresh Sound New Talent before this one.[1] In addition to Cheek on saxophones, the Brad Mehldau trio were the other musicians.[2]
Music and recording[edit]
The album was recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City, on March 16 and 17, 2005.[1] Mehldau plays Fender Rhodes on some tracks.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |   [3] |
The JazzTimes reviewer wrote that "The group strikes an appealing middle ground between old-school and modernist interpretative styles."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as containing "measured thinking, unexpected and slippery development, and a taste for the macabre."[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Flamingo" (Grouya-Anderson) – 5:23
- "Low Key Lightly" (Ellington) – 6:36
- "Coo" (Cheek) – 6:49
- "Squirrelling" (Cheek) – 5:42
- "Song of India" (Korsakov) – 3:47
- "Falling" (Cheek) – 6:19
- "Blues Cruise" (Cheek) – 7:43
- "John Denver" (Cheek) – 6:05
- "The Sweatheart Tree" (Mancini) – 5:08
Personnel[edit]
- Chris Cheek – tenor sax, soprano sax
- Brad Mehldau – piano, Fender Rhodes
- Larry Grenadier – bass
- Jorge Rossy – drums
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Chris Cheek – Blues Cruise". Fresh Sound Records. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c Bryant, Forrest Dylan (January/February 2007) "Chris Cheek – Blues Cruise". JazzTimes.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.