There's nothing on this all-ballad compilation to disrupt a peaceful mood, and several tunes that are performed with sufficient grace to enhance it. The great saxophonist Sonny Stitt, a master of the serene, sounds equally good on tenor and alto, while there's a sequence of three generations of fine jazz pianists: Red Garland, Donald Brown, and Darrell Grant. The centerpieces of the CD are also the highlights, with tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford offering a perfectly Ducal rendering of Ellington's "I've Got It Bad" and trumpeter Woody Shaw demonstrating a rare talent for extended lyricism on "It Might as Well Be Spring." The CD is a commendable complement to a reflective frame of mind. --Adam Rains
Jazz for Those Peaceful Moments,Various Artists,32. Jazz Records,Bop,Hard Bop,Jazz,Jazz Music,Mainstream Jazz,Neo-Bop,Pop,Post-Bop,Smooth Jazz
Jazz Music:
- Jewels & Binoculars: Music of Bob Dylan [Import]
- L.A. Get Together [Live]
- Live: Seattle, WA 4/2/04 [Live]
- Local Journeys
- Love Supreme [Deluxe Edition] [Import]
- Mallet Hands
- Meant to Shine
- Memento [Import]
- Midrash Mish Mosh
- Never Turn Back
Jazz Music
Her Smallest Breath Is Full of Grace [Import]
Oleg Volkov Plays Shostakovich & Schnittke
Complete Golden Years Studio Sessions [Import]
Reminisce: Hip Hop Classics [Import]
Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire [Enhanced] [Import]