Yarlung Records
Simpler Times
$21.99
Details
- Composer
- JARRETT BIGOS KIRKPATRICK B
- Artist
- SOPHISTICATED LADY JAZZ QUARTET
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Yarlung Records
- Released
- Sep 25, 2015
- Catalog #
- YAR65006
- UPC
- 888174650067
About
More jazz records should be like Sophisticated Lady Quartet-relaxed yet focused, tradition-based yet modern, elegant yet conveying a sure sense of swing. The recording is so pure that you almost feel as if you're eavesdropping on four musicians who seem completely in their element while performing, in a one-take environment, a set that's evenly split between previously rehearsed arrangements and performances where they had one chance to turn a composition into a memorable piece of music. No splicing or editing here-just a live-in-the-studio recording where the mood, playing and sonics are so solid that that jazz lovers will wish that the mostly-classical label Yarlung wandered over to this side of the street more often. -Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound The Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet's debut recording should be of great interest to fans of forward-looking straight ahead jazz. Each of the four musicians is excellent both as soloists and in ensembles, the music that they perform ranges from melodic versions of standards to lyrical originals and freer explorations, and their subtle playing keeps one guessing. This CD is well worth exploring and I certainly recommend it. -Scott Yanow, Los Angeles Jazz Scene Look out Brubeck, Sophisticated Lady's remarkable debut should perhaps be re-titled TAKE ONE. Why? Each tune was captured in one take! The 60 minute CD also celebrates Yarlung's audiophile venture into JAZZ with a splatter of Chet Baker's seductive, kicked-back Californication daubed with a drizzle of Miles at his mellowest. No matter how busy your day, an evening spin through this one will definitely move your mood. -David Thomson, Record Collector News
Tracklist 12 tracks
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1 Bicycles 09:17
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Bicycles
- Duration
- 09:17
- Composer
- Gary Wicks
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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2 Simpler Times 05:19
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Simpler Times
- Duration
- 05:19
- Composer
- Gary Wicks
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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3 Bop Be 05:26
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Bop Be
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Keith Jarrett
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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4 Stumbling 05:35
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Stumbling
- Duration
- 05:35
- Composer
- Misha Adair Bigos
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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5 Los Barriles 06:29
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Los Barriles
- Duration
- 06:29
- Composer
- JJ Kirkpatrick
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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6 Blue Corn Moon 02:18
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Blue Corn Moon
- Duration
- 02:18
- Composer
- Misha Adair Bigos
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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7 Hello My Name Is 06:52
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Hello My Name Is
- Duration
- 06:52
- Composer
- Gary Wicks
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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8 Left Coastin' 05:21
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Left Coastin'
- Duration
- 05:21
- Composer
- Gary Wicks
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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9 For Sebastian 02:55
- Track
- 9
- Title
- For Sebastian
- Duration
- 02:55
- Composer
- Gary Wicks
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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10 Flutterby Girl 08:13
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Flutterby Girl
- Duration
- 08:13
- Composer
- Gary Wicks
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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11 Calamity Jane: Secret Love 05:08
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Calamity Jane: Secret Love
- Duration
- 05:08
- Composer
- Sammy Fain
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet
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12 Sketches of a Melancholy Bass 03:03
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Sketches of a Melancholy Bass
- Duration
- 03:03
- Composer
- Gary Wicks
- Ensemble
- Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet