Joshua Redman's 'Walking Shadows'

Joshua Redman‘s ‘Walking Shadows’ is his fourteenth album recorded with a large symphonic ensemble and released on May 6, 2013 by Nonesuch.

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5 . Adagio [Bach] ( Elbjazz Festival, Hamburg)

Joshua Redman – Walking Shadows

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Track Listing : 1.The Folks Who Live On The Hill (Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Jerome Kern) – 04:00 . 2.Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) – 06:44 . 3.Stop This Train (John Mayer, Pino Palladino) – 04:44 . 4.Adagio (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 03:16 . 5.Easy Living (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 05:33 . 6.Doll Is Mine (Kazu Makino, Amedeo Maria Pace, Simone Maria Pace) – 05:55 . 7.Infant Eyes (Wayne Shorter) – 05:05 . 8.Let It Be (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 05:15 . 9.Final Hour (Joshua Redman) – 02:46 . 10.Last Glimpse Of Gotham (Brad Mehldau) – 03:26 . 11.Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael) – 05:50 . 12.Let Me Down Easy (Joshua Redman) – 04:55

Musicians : Joshua Redman – Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone . Brad Mehldau – Piano, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone . Timothy Cobb – Bass . Larry Grenadier – Bass . Brian Blade – Drums . Pamela Sklar – Flute . Robert Carlisle – French Horn . Stephanie Cummins – Cello . Eugene Moye – Cello . Ellen Westermann – Cello . Vincent Lionti – Viola . Daniel Panner – Viola . Dov Scheindlin – Viola . Avril Brown – Violin . Christina Courtin – Violin . Karen Karlsrud – Violin . Ann Leathers – Violin . Katherine Livolsi-Landau – Violin . Joanna Maurer – Violin . Courtney Orlando – Violin . Yuri Vodovoz – Violin . Dan Coleman – Conductor

Production : Produced By Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau . Brad Mehldau – Orchestration . Patrick Zimmerli – Arranger, Orchestration . Dan Coleman – Arranger, Orchestration . James Farber – Engineer, Mixing . Greg Calbi – Mastering . Steve Fallone – Mastering Assistant . Bob Mallory – Mixing Assistant . Akihiro Nishimura – Mixing Assistant . Brian Montgomery – Editing . Charlie Kramsky – Recording Assistant

Package : Elizabeth Attenborough – Photography . Jay Blakesberg – Photography . Jack Vartoogian – Photography . Claire Dorn – Cover Photo . Jeri Heiden – Design

Recorded 2012 – 2013.

Released On May 6, 2013 By Nonesuch.

(Source Official Site)

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OMH
Overall, even for those who don’t like avant-garde or contemporary jazz, Walking Shadows is, in comparison to some of today’s drummer-heavy jazz, a delicately simple, gorgeous, tasteful album of standards, coversand original material. […]

Herald Scotland
. The string arrangements on more than half of this album are of another order of merit altogether, howeverand are always an enhancement of the work of the soloist and his partners. […]

allmusic
Ultimately, Walking Shadows is a mature, sophisticated album that can stand head to head with the best orchestral jazz albums of any decade. […]

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