Washington Post: Joshua Redman's "Compass" "Easily Ranks Among His Most Rewarding" Albums

Browse by:
Year
Browse by:
Publish date (field_publish_date)
Submitted by nonesuch on
Article Type
Publish date
Excerpt

The Joshua Redman Trio performs at the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Center on Sunday. The trio appears on Compass, Redman's latest Nonesuch release, which the Washington Post says "easily ranks among his most rewarding." DCist says, "The music is challenging, but remains accessible even to the untrained ear." The Washington City Paper insists the trio has "one of the surest and most intoxicating sense of melody you’ve ever heard."

Copy

Joshua Redman and his trio, featuring Reuben Rogers on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums, perform at the Clarice Smith Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall on the University of Maryland campus in College Park on Sunday. Rogers and Hutchinson make one half of the double trio configuration of musicians on Compass, Redman's newest Nonesuch release.

The Washington Post says Redman's latest album "easily ranks among his most rewarding." The double-trio tunes, says reviewer Mike Joyce, "are multifaceted, distinguished by a shifting array of chamber-jazz atmospherics, call-and-response exchanges, orchestral surges and quick-witted interplay." Read the review at washingtonpost.com.

---

DCist spoke with Redman about his ties to the DC area, about Sunday's show, and about working in the trio format. "While many trios tend to delve a bit too far into abstraction," writes DCist's Sriram Gopal, "that is not the case with Redman's music. The music is challenging, but remains accessible even to the untrained ear." Gopal, referencing a 2007 performance from the Redman Trio, asserts, "Having seen this group, we can say that Sunday's audience can expect a memorable performance." Read the article at dcist.com.

---

The Washington City Paper, in looking for just the right words to describe the saxophonist, concludes that "it’s probably best to simply call Redman a virtuoso who goes wherever his muse takes him—be it into standards, the free jazz that his father (Dewey) helped to innovate, or hardcore fusion." And with his trio, says the paper's Michael J. West, Redman "nods to the harmonically unrestrained trio records of Sonny Rollins (an important influence) in the ’60s, and with one of the surest and most intoxicating sense of melody you’ve ever heard." Read more at washingtoncitypaper.com.

---

You can pick up a copy of Compass, with the exclusive bonus track "Alef Ituk," in the Nonesuch Store. For more on Redman's upcoming tour, including performances with label mate Brad Mehldau, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

featuredimage
Joshua Redman "Compass" [cover]
  • Friday, February 19, 2010
    Washington Post: Joshua Redman's "Compass" "Easily Ranks Among His Most Rewarding" Albums

    Joshua Redman and his trio, featuring Reuben Rogers on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums, perform at the Clarice Smith Center's Dekelboum Concert Hall on the University of Maryland campus in College Park on Sunday. Rogers and Hutchinson make one half of the double trio configuration of musicians on Compass, Redman's newest Nonesuch release.

    The Washington Post says Redman's latest album "easily ranks among his most rewarding." The double-trio tunes, says reviewer Mike Joyce, "are multifaceted, distinguished by a shifting array of chamber-jazz atmospherics, call-and-response exchanges, orchestral surges and quick-witted interplay." Read the review at washingtonpost.com.

    ---

    DCist spoke with Redman about his ties to the DC area, about Sunday's show, and about working in the trio format. "While many trios tend to delve a bit too far into abstraction," writes DCist's Sriram Gopal, "that is not the case with Redman's music. The music is challenging, but remains accessible even to the untrained ear." Gopal, referencing a 2007 performance from the Redman Trio, asserts, "Having seen this group, we can say that Sunday's audience can expect a memorable performance." Read the article at dcist.com.

    ---

    The Washington City Paper, in looking for just the right words to describe the saxophonist, concludes that "it’s probably best to simply call Redman a virtuoso who goes wherever his muse takes him—be it into standards, the free jazz that his father (Dewey) helped to innovate, or hardcore fusion." And with his trio, says the paper's Michael J. West, Redman "nods to the harmonically unrestrained trio records of Sonny Rollins (an important influence) in the ’60s, and with one of the surest and most intoxicating sense of melody you’ve ever heard." Read more at washingtoncitypaper.com.

    ---

    You can pick up a copy of Compass, with the exclusive bonus track "Alef Ituk," in the Nonesuch Store. For more on Redman's upcoming tour, including performances with label mate Brad Mehldau, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    Journal Articles:On TourReviews

Enjoy This Post?

Get weekly updates right in your inbox.
terms

X By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Nonesuch based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Thank you!
x

Welcome to Nonesuch's mailing list!

Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store!
terms

By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Nonesuch based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Related Posts

  • Friday, November 15, 2024
    Friday, November 15, 2024

    American Railroad, the new album from the Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, is out now. It is the culmination of four years of research, collaboration, and music-making, having brought Silkroad artists all across the US to uncover and uplift stories of those who built the transcontinental railroad and connecting railways across North America. "The result is a tapestry of stories, traditions, and music that have shaped our multifaceted cultural identity, and that must be heard and recognized," Giddens says. Also out now are a performance video of the track "Mahk Jchi" and the first episode of the American Railroad podcast series. The US fall tour continues to November 23.

    Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist NewsOn TourVideo
  • Friday, November 15, 2024
    Friday, November 15, 2024

    Cécile McLorin Salvant inaugurates four-part Carnegie Hall concert series. John Adams conducts NY Phil at David Geffen Hall. Laurie Anderson continues premiere of new piece in Manchester. Rhiannon Giddens and Silkroad Ensemble take American Railroad to Georgia. Mary Halvorson plays Elbphilharmonie's Marc Ribot festival in Hamburg. Hurray for the Riff Raff plays Mexico City's Corona Capital Festival. Kronos Quartet performs at Bozar in Brussels. Mandy Patinkin performs in Charleston. Caroline Shaw and Gabriel Kahane are in Oregon. The Staves are in Atlanta and Birmingham. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway tour the East Coast.

    Journal Topics: On TourWeekend Events