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ALAN BARNES YEAH! NEW CD - Picture 1 of 1

Yeah! by Barnes, Alan (CD, 2005)

InnerSleeve Music (720073)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

Record LabelProper, IMT

UPC0805520070027

eBay Product ID (ePID)23046071284

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2005

GenreRock

ArtistBarnes, Alan

Release TitleYeah!

Dimensions

Item Height0.40 in

Item Weight0.25 lb

Item Length5.60 in

Item Width4.90 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks11

Number of Discs1

Tracks1.1 Yeah! 1.2 Tokyo Blues 1.3 Baghdad Blues 1.4 Lonely Woman 1.5 Cape Verdean Blues 1.6 Opus de Funk 1.7 Horacescope 1.8 Peace 1.9 Juicy Lucy 1.10 Senor Blues 1.11 Fingerpoppin'

NotesHere Barnes pays tribute to hard bop pianist/composer Horace Silver. Pianist John Donaldson has transcribed all the pieces, which are mainly taken from the classic Blue Note quintet recordings of the early 60s. Donaldson's crisply funky playing is a neat fit with Silver's soulful, airy tunes, but his occasional Tyner-esque splashes take the energy level up a notch. Trumpeter Steve Waterman (an eclectic, technically assured player) takes the Blue Mitchell role with relish. Fat-toned, precise and fiery, he's a perfect foil for the leader. While there are only two ballads here, they provide Barnes' best moments. Donaldson's lucid, Bill Evans-esque chording inspires a sweetly poignant reading of "Lonely Woman", while the opening of "Peace" features a meltingly gorgeous statement on alto, accompanied only by Dave Green's ever thoughtful bass. One of my favourite musical moments of the year so far, I reckon. Not that the uptempo numbers are in any way shabby; the band kick up some serious dust at times and of course Barnes enjoys working at speed - check the furious solo on "Finger Poppin'" for details. This is assured, beautifully played jazz. It won't change the world, perhaps, but who cares.