Wanton Spirit
Wanton Spirit | ||||
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Studio album by Kenny Barron | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | February 22–23, 1994 | |||
Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn, NYC. | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 1:03:25 | |||
Label | Verve Records 314 522 364-2 | |||
Producer | Joanne Klein | |||
Kenny Barron chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Tom Hull | B+[3] |
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Wanton Spirit is a studio album by the American jazz pianist Kenny Barron, with drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Charlie Haden.[4] The album was released in 1994 on the Verve Records label. Wanton Spirit was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.[5]
Reception
In his review on AllMusic, Lee Bloom noted: "Wanton Spirit further establishes him as a leader and teams him with bebop legend Roy Haynes on drums and Charlie Haden on bass. The early influences of Tatum, Powell, Monk, plus the melodic lines of Tommy Flanagan, the pentatonic harmony of McCoy Tyner, and the rhythmic fluidity of Herbie Hancock have all been thoroughly absorbed by Barron."[1] The Chicago Tribune critic Howard Reich wrote: "Though admired among connoisseurs, pianist Kenny Barron never has attained the acclaim he deserves. Perhaps his playing is a bit too subtle and introverted to reach a wide public, or perhaps his timing was off, since he arrived on the scene after the great legends of the '40s and '50s but before the young lions of the '80s. In any event, his name still signals first-rate pianism, as his recent release, Wanton Spirit, proves."[6] The Los Angeles Times reviewer Bill Kohlhaase stated: "Wanton Spirit makes up for Barron's near-miss recordings of the last few years while painting a more honest picture of his skills. It's an album that, finally, should bring him the accolades he deserves."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take the Coltrane" | Duke Ellington | 6:10 |
2. | "Sail Away" | Tom Harrell | 6:27 |
3. | "Be Bop" | Dizzy Gillespie | 8:34 |
4. | "Passion Flower" | Billy Strayhorn | 7:40 |
5. | "Madman" | Kenny Barron | 5:38 |
6. | "Nightlake" | Richie Beirach | 6:53 |
7. | "Loss of a Moment" | Victor Lewis | 8:01 |
8. | "Wanton Spirit" | Earl MacDonald | 5:24 |
9. | "Melancholia" | Duke Ellington | 2:40 |
10. | "One Finger Snap" | Herbie Hancock | 5:58 |
Total length: | 1:03:25 |
Personnel
Band
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
Production
- Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
- Carol Friedman – photography
- Alain Gerber – liner notes
- Joanne Klein – producer
- Didier Marc – mastering
- Joe Marciano – engineer
References
- ^ a b Bloom, Lee. "Kenny Barron: Wanton Spirit". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ a b Kohlhaase, Bill (May 7, 1995). "JAZZ SPOTLIGHT : *** 1/2 KENNY BARRON, 'Wanton Spirit" Verve". Los Angeles Times. latimes.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Kenny Baron catalogue". Jazzdisco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195313734.
- ^ Reich, Howard (May 14, 1995). "Kenny Barron: Wanton Spirit (Verve)". Chicago Tribune. articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
External links
- Official website
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unless stated otherwise.
as
leader
or
co-leader
- You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens, 1967)
- Sunset to Dawn (1973)
- Peruvian Blue (1974)
- In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar, 1975)
- Lucifer (1975)
- Innocence (1978)
- Together (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978)
- Golden Lotus (1980)
- Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981)
- Imo Live (1982)
- Spiral (1982)
- Green Chimneys (1983–87)
- 1+1+1 (1984)
- Autumn in New York (1984)
- Landscape (1984)
- Scratch (1985)
- The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell, 1986)
- Two as One (and Buster Williams, 1986)
- What If? (1986)
- Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988)
- Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks, 1989)
- Invitation (1990)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990)
- The Only One (1990)
- Confirmation (and Barry Harris, 1991)
- Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
- The Moment (1991)
- Quickstep (1991)
- Sambao (1992)
- Other Places (1993)
- Wanton Spirit (1994)
- Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu, 1995)
- Things Unseen (1995)
- Live at Bradley's (1996)
- Live at Bradley's II (1996)
- Night and the City (and Charlie Haden, 1996)
- Spirit Song (1999)
- Canta Brasil (2000)
- Freefall (and Regina Carter, 2000)
- Images (2003)
- Super Standard (2004)
- The Traveler (2007)
- Minor Blues (2009)
- Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012)
- The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland, 2014)
- Book of Intuition (2015)
- Concentric Circles (2018)
- Without Deception (and Dave Holland, 2020)
- The Source (2023)
Sphere
- Four in One (1982)
- Flight Path (1983)
- Sphere On Tour (1985)
- Pumpkin's Delight (1986)
- Four for All (1987)
- Bird Songs (1988)
Bill
Barron
- Modern Windows (1961)
- The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961)
- Hot Line (1962)
- West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963)
- Jazz Caper (1978)
- Variations in Blue (1983)
- Live at Cobi's 2 (1985)
- The Next Plateau (1987)
Ron
Carter
- Pastels (1976)
- Yellow & Green (1976)
- Peg Leg (1977)
- Piccolo (1977)
- A Song for You (1978)
- Pick 'Em (1978)
- New York Slick (1979)
- Patrão (1980)
- Super Strings (1981)
- So What? (1998)
Stan
Getz
- Voyage (1986)
- Anniversary! (1987)
- Serenity (1987)
- Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989)
- People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991)
Dizzy
Gillespie
- Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963)
- Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963)
- Something Old, Something New (1963)
- I/We Had a Ball (multiple leaders, 1964)
- Jambo Caribe (1964)
- The Cool World (1964)
- Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (multiple leaders, 1965)
- The Melody Lingers On (1966)
Freddie
Hubbard
- High Blues Pressure (1967)
- A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
- The Black Angel (1969)
- Sing Me a Song of Songmy (İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970)
- Super Blue (1978)
- Outpost (1981)
- The Rose Tattoo (1983)
Yusef
Lateef
- The Centaur and the Phoenix (arranger, 1960)
- The Gentle Giant (1970–71)
- Part of the Search (1971–73)
- Hush 'N' Thunder (1972)
- 10 Years Hence (1974)
- The Doctor Is In... and Out (1976)
James
Moody
- Another Bag (1962)
- Comin' On Strong (1963)
- Moody and the Brass Figures (1966)
- The Blues and Other Colors (1968–69)
- Feelin' It Together (1973)
Buddy
Rich
- The Last Blues Album Volume 1 (1974)
- Transition (and Lionel Hampton, 1974)
- Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)
- Speak No Evil (released 1976)
others
- Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson, 2015)
- Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti, 1992)
- Mustang (Curtis Amy, 1967)
- Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson, 1985)
- The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker, 1977)
- You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977)
- Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws, 1982)
- Bad Benson (George Benson, 1974)
- Code Red (Cindy Blackman, 1990)
- The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995)
- Shining Hour (Larry Coryell, 1989)
- Quicksand (Ted Curson, 1974)
- Continuum (Ray Drummond, 1994)
- Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967)
- Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968)
- All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, 1989)
- Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1975)
- Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1983)
- Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984)
- Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks, 1978)
- Man & Woman (George Freeman, 1974)
- Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall, 1996)
- Light and Lively (Louis Hayes, 1989)
- Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989)
- The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath, 1972)
- Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath, 1973)
- Now! (Bobby Hutcherson, 1969)
- In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986)
- New Agenda (Elvin Jones, 1975)
- Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977)
- The Bassist! (Sam Jones, 1979)
- We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss, 1967)
- Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz, 1992)
- Number Two Express (Christian McBride, 1995)
- Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill, 1995)
- Never Never Land (Jane Monheit, 2000)
- Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad, 1971)
- A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval, 2010)
- This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank, 1984)
- Solid (Woody Shaw, 1986)
- Kamau (Charles Sullivan, 1995)
- Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
- A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner, 1985)
- Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro, 1982)
- Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967)
- Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles, 1983)
- New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003)