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Charles McPherson - First Flight Out (1994)

Charles McPherson - First Flight Out (1994)

BAND/ARTIST: Charles McPherson

  • Title: First Flight Out
  • Year Of Release: 1994
  • Label: Arabesque Recordings
  • Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)
  • Total Time: 68:57
  • Total Size: 380 mb
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Tracklist:

01. Lynns Grins (McPherson) - 4:08
02. Lizabeth (McPherson) - 5:52
03. Blues for Chuck (McPherson) - 7:00
04. Nostalgia in Times Square (Mingus) - 7:47
05. Well You Needn't (Monk) - 5:27
06. 7th Dimension (McPherson) - 6:20
07. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Mingus) - 7:21
08. Deep Night (Valley-Henderson) - 6:04
09. Portrait (Mingus) - 5:08
10. Karen (McPherson) - 4:19
11. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) - 5:40
12. First Flight Out (McPherson) - 3:51

Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn
Michael Weiss - piano
Peter Washington - bass
Victor Lewis - drums

Charles McPherson is the closest thing to Charlie Parker I've heard, and that includes pretty heavy company (Bartz, Watson, Cannonball, Herring, Hart). His cover of Well You Needn't would have made Monk take notice, and his burner, First Flight Out, would get the dead tapping their feet. It's like listening to Bird with better audio fidelity. His sidemen are with him all the way. Tom Harrell takes some crackling solos, and the rhythm section (Michael Weiss, Peter Washington, and Victor Lewis) keep the flame going on the cookers and provide beautiful, sympathetic accompaniment on the ballads. As a drummer I was awed by Victor Lewis's work on First Flight Out. Victor - if you're out there, were you playing four on the foot pedal? I rank this among my top ten CDs. This cat's the real deal. You like alto? Get this.
-- Norman Zierler


Charles McPherson - First Flight Out (1994)



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