The Red and Orange Poems | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Studio | Power Station | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Atlantic Jazz | |||
Producer | Gary Bartz, Eulis Cathey | |||
Gary Bartz chronology | ||||
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The Red and Orange Poems is an album by the American saxophonist Gary Bartz, released in 1994.[1][2] It was considered a comeback album.[3] Bartz supported the album with a North American tour.[4] The album peaked at No. 25 on Billboard's Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[5]
The arrangements were by Bartz, who had originally asked Benny Golson to do them.[6] Mulgrew Miller played piano on the album.[7] Eddie Henderson and John Clark contributed on horns.[8] The liner notes were written by Stanley Crouch.[1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[11] |
Los Angeles Daily News | [12] |
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide | [13] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [8] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the limber and witty alto sax legend Gary Bartz serves up solos that sing and speak."[11] The Atlantic determined that the album finds Bartz's "rich and bluesy alto gaining luster against a two-piece brass section, while the program of standards, original ballads, and a touch of soca is quietly probing."[14]
The Washington Post opined that "Bartz not only brings a fat, creamy tone and an ingenious harmonic grasp to the saxophone but also a maturity that enables him to say something with his technique."[15] The Los Angeles Daily News concluded that "Bartz takes time to breathe, and yet he plays shatteringly well when he wants to be more raucous."[12] Stereo Review deemed The Red and Orange Poems "an album of characteristic diversity that may well be his best to date."[16]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "By Myself" | |
2. | "Nusia's Poem" | |
3. | "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life" | |
4. | "J Seas" | |
5. | "Relentless" | |
6. | "Along the Twelve Tone Row" | |
7. | "Soulmate" | |
8. | "But Not for Me" |