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Joshua Redman's sophomore effort found him leading a piano-less quartet that also included guitar great Pat Metheny and half of Ornette Coleman's trailblazing late-'50s/early-'60s quartet: acoustic bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins. With such company, Redman could have delivered a strong avant-garde or free jazz album; Haden and Higgins had played an important role in jazz's avant-garde because of their association with Coleman, and Metheny had himself joined forces with Coleman on their thrilling Song X session of 1985. But Wish isn't avant-garde; instead, it's a mostly inside post-bop date that emphasizes the lyrical and the introspective. The musicians swing hard and fast on Charlie Parker's "Moose the Mooche," but things become very reflective on pieces like Redman's "The Undeserving Many" and Metheny's "We Had a Sister." One of the nice things about Redman is his ability to provide jazz interpretations of rock and R&B songs. While neo-conservatives ignore them and many NAC artists simply provide boring, predictable, note-for-note covers, Redman isn't afraid to dig into them and show their jazz potential. In Redman's hands, Stevie Wonder's "Make Sure You're Sure" becomes a haunting jazz-noir statement, while Eric Clapton's ballad "Tears in Heaven" is changed from moving pop/rock to moving pop-jazz. The latter, in fact, could be called "smooth jazz with substance." Some of bop's neo-conservatives disliked the fact that Redman was playing with two of Coleman's former sidemen and a fusion icon like Metheny, but then, Redman never claimed to be a purist. Although Wish isn't innovative, it's an appealing CD from an improviser who is willing to enter a variety of musical situations. ~ Alex Henderson

Recorded at Power Station and live at The Village Vanguard, New York, New York.

Personnel: Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone); Pat Metheny (acoustic & electric guitars); Charlie Haden (acoustic bass); Billy Higgins (drums).

Q (1/94, p.102) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...His tone is full, his phrasing is confident and his technique umimpeachable. One to watch...."
Down Beat (11/93, p.37) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good/Excellent - "...The smoky, full-bodied tone of Joshua Redman's tenor saxophone goes straight to the soul, but credit his passionate and eloquent playing for making this, his sophomore effort, an unequivocal success...."
Vibe (11/93, p.112) - "...WISH [is] a healthy mix of bebop and blues with doses of Afro-Latin and pop....Redman is not afraid to continue the jazz tradition of interpreting contemporary pop tunes..."
Audio Magazine (12/93, p.112) - Sound: A / Performance: B+ - "...Evidence that Joshua Redman's career is now on the right track can be found in his sound. Smooth and assured, it allows him to drop references and project an emotional honesty far beyond his years...."
Wish Music


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List Price $18.98 (You save $2.93)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone, Tenor Sax
Label Warner Bros. (Record Label)
Orig Year 1993
All Time Sales Rank   32080  
CD Universe Part number 1101232
Catalog number 45365
Discs 1
Release Date Sep 21, 1993
Studio/Live Mixed
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Matt Pierson
Engineer James Farber; Matt Pierson
Recording Time 61 minutes
Personnel Joshua Redman - tenor saxophone

Also: Billy Higgins, Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden
Joshua Redman Wish Songs


Joshua Redman Wish Album Track Listing



1.Turnaround
2.Soul Dance
3.Make Sure You're Sure
4.Deserving Many, The
5.We Had a Sister
6.Moose the Mooche
Windows MediaRealAudio Media7.Tears in Heaven  $0.99
8.Whittlin'
Windows MediaRealAudio Media9.Wish$0.99
10.Blues For Pat

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5 stars 2nd part of the first album
With some great "guest" (Metheny-Haden-Higgins). beautiful crew, no ?
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