Cindy Blackman has led a long series of mostly acoustic jazz dates for the Muse and High Note labels. This particular set features her working group of 2000, a quartet with tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen, keyboardist Carlton Holmes, and bassist George Mitchell. Most intriguing are inventive reworkings of such veteran standards as "My Funny Valentine" (which is given a mildly disturbing mood), "Someday My Prince Will Come" (which is no-nonsense rather than being sweetly sentimental), and "Walkin'," which is taken much slower than usual. Together this trio of songs is a tribute of sorts to Miles Davis. The other pieces are group originals, including five by the drummer/leader (two of which are brief drum solos). These are post-bop explorations, often rather dark in mood and giving all four musicians opportunities to set the direction and to interact with each other. The result is an album of high-quality modern jazz.
Someday
Cindy Blackman
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Someday Review
by Scott Yanow
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Cindy Blackman | 04:51 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 2 | Cindy Blackman | 01:13 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 3 | Cindy Blackman | 05:45 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 4 | Cindy Blackman | 04:19 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 5 | Cindy Blackman | 07:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 6 | Cindy Blackman | 01:22 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 7 | Cindy Blackman | 10:31 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 8 | Cindy Blackman | 03:34 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 9 | Cindy Blackman | 06:11 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 10 | Cindy Blackman | 08:29 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 11 | Cindy Blackman | 04:04 | SpotifyAmazon |
