Simply Stated
Studio album by
Terence Blanchard
ReleasedMay 5, 1992
StudioBMG Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length1:02:42
LabelColumbia CK 48903
ProducerTerence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard chronology
Terence Blanchard
(1991) 		Simply Stated
(1992) 		The Malcolm X Jazz Suite
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[4]

Simply Stated is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard.[5][6] The album was released by Columbia Records on May 5, 1992.

Background

Simply Stated marked Blanchard's second album as a band leader. Blanchard explained that the album is a tribute to Miles Davis. The album contains four famous jazz standards and four Blanchard's original compositions. The reached the top 10 on the Billboard traditional jazz charts.[7]

Critical reception

Nick Deriso of Something Else Reviews wrote, "This record was, Blanchard told me, his love letter to Miles Davis. In retrospect, it was the beginning of his ascension from young lion into modern standard bearer, too... "Simply Stated," pleasant if never really triumphant, is centered by sharp if respectful renditions of a challenging Davis-associated number "Dear Old Stockholm" and then on "Sleepy Time Down South." Blanchard, working his way back from a problem with his embouchure, even then blended enough artistry to draw second glances. As perhaps overly careful as this album sometimes was, it actually marked the starting point in a series of giant steps for Blanchard as an artist.[8]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "Terence Blanchard is in top form throughout this highly enjoyable outing... The music is tied to the hard bop tradition yet is quite fresh and open to more modern influences. Recommended."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lil' Fawdy"Blanchard5:25
2."Central Focus"Blanchard4:33
3."Simply Stated"Blanchard8:20
4."Dear Old Stockholm"Stan Getz9:59
5."Little Miss Olivia Ray"Blanchard2:27
6."Glass J/Mo' Better Blues/Lonely Woman" 11:23
7."Detour Ahead"Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, John Frigo11:42
8."When It's Sleepy Time Down South"Clarence Muse, Otis Rene, Leon René8:34
Total length:1:02:42

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[9] 10

References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Simply Stated". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 586. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 1865. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 97. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Terence Blanchard – Simply Stated". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Terence Blanchard Discography". MTV. mtv.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  7. ^ DERISO, NICK (August 14, 2008). "Terence Blanchard – Simply Stated (1991)". Something Else Reviews. somethingelsereviews.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  8. ^ DERISO, NICK (August 14, 2008). "Terence Blanchard – Simply Stated (1991)". Something Else Reviews. somethingelsereviews.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Terence Blanchard". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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