Another Hand | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | Master Sound (Astoria, New York); The Power Station and Electric Lady Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Elektra Musician[1] | |||
Producer | Hal Willner, Marcus Miller | |||
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Another Hand is an album by the American saxophonist David Sanborn, released in 1991.[2][3]
Another Hand peaked at No. 170 on the Billboard 200.[4] The album and the title track were nominated for Grammy Awards, in the "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group" and "Best Jazz Instrumental Solo" categories.[5]
The album was produced by Hal Willner and Marcus Miller.[6] The guitarists Marc Ribot and Bill Frisell, the drummer Jack DeJohnette, and the pianist Mulgrew Miller were among the many musicians who contributed to the album.[7] Syd Straw provided vocals on the cover version of the Velvet Underground's "Jesus".[8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Calgary Herald | C−[10] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[12] |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [13] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [14] |
Entertainment Weekly deemed the album "the first Sanborn record to extend beyond his ever-popular R&B-fusion style and really suggest his broad tastes."[12] The Wall Street Journal thought that Bill Frisell's "moody, rubbery guitar sets the tone for a project that permits Sanborn to stretch beyond the saccharine jazz-pop for which he is adored."[15]
The Washington Post wrote: "Often vilified for his fashionable fusion and general sense of accommodation, Sanborn surprised his severest critics with the cinematic sweep of this straight-ahead jazz and blues-inflected album."[16] The Calgary Herald opined that "the kind of icy jazz noodling that David Sanborn favors sets a mind wanderin' to more interesting places."[10] The Indianapolis Star noted that "some of the music cultivates a 'sound' more intently than it explores the individualism of the players, but this will keep the pop contingent of Sanborn's fans happy."[1]
AllMusic wrote that "there's nothing shallow or contrived about the album, an exploratory, heartfelt effort generally defined by his introspective, soulsearching improvisations."[9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "First Song" | 5:23 |
2. | "Monica Jane" | 5:30 |
3. | "Come to Me, Nina" | 5:28 |
4. | "Hobbies" | 4:59 |
5. | "Another Hand" | 6:45 |
6. | "Jesus" | 3:35 |
7. | "Weird from One Step Beyond" | 6:14 |
8. | "Cee" | 2:26 |
9. | "Medley: Prayers for Charlie from the Devil at Four O'clock /The Lonely from the Twilight Zone" | 12:21 |
10. | "Dukes & Counts" | 5:32 |
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