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On their third release for the MAMA Foundation, the B Sharp Jazz Quartet was clearly looking to stretch their appeal beyond a jazz audience. The opening and closing verbal narrations are rather forgettable if harmless and a few of the numbers are more groove-oriented than one might expect. However the band has not given up its left-of-center nature and there are plenty of stirring improvisations by Randall Willis (doubling on tenor and soprano) and pianist-organist Rodney Lee while bassist Osama Afifi and drummer Herb Graham Jr. (who co-leads the group with Willis) offer fine support. Most memorable are such originals as "Twelve Tone Blue," "How Dare You," "Church Bells" and the brooding "Nami." ~ Scott Yanow
contemporary, hip jazz from Herb Graham Jr.-drms, Randall Willis-sax, Rodney Lee-pno, Osama Afifi-bss
Liner Note Author: Herb Graham, Jr.
Recording information: Mama Jo's (05/14/1996-05/16/1996).
Photographer: Greg Allen.
Arranger: Herb Graham, Jr.
Personnel: Randall Willis (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Rodney Lee (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Herb Graham, Jr. (drums).
Audio Mixer: Rich Breen .
JazzTimes (2/97, p.102) - "...The musical concept is versatile, free-flowing and heavily rhythmic, accented by numerous superb solos....Absolutely, take this one home."
Option (11-12/96, p.96) - "...owes its sound to an Art Blakey-derived, hard-bop springboard, but it reaches into the innovations of the Last Poets, Coltrane, the soul jazz movement and of late '60s Miles Davis....essentially acoustic, the quartet dances around with contemporary urban rhythms..." Searching For The One Music B Sharp Jazz Quartet Searching For The One Songs Searching For The One Review
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