Rainbow People (HighNote Records)
Steve Turre
Released May 6, 2008
Top 10 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll 2008
AllMusic Favorite Jazz Albums 2008
YouTube:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k_p_eUOw9ihn5xXuJJDD-ufBKuYP296wc
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0PhiYpyVjqhacUQ7lapxWX?si=-6eslTcRQq6ngLwaVFHz1A
About:
Steve Turre is widely considered to be the finest jazz trombonist in the world. In addition to his twenty-plus years of service in the Saturday Night Live Band, he has performed with a virtual who’s who of legendary jazz musicians, both as a leader and a sideman. His music is always diverse, challenging, and passionate. His fourteenth studio album, Rainbow People, features a stellar all-star band including keyboard wizard Mulgrew Miller, the exciting alto sax of Kenny Garret in addition to the Sean Jones on trumpet and the heart-pounding percussion of Mario Bauza protégée, Ignacio Berroa.
Track Listing:
1. Rainbow People 8:40
2. Forward Vision 5:59
3. Brother Ray 9:04
4. Groove Blues 5:51
5. Midnight in Madrid 8:47
6. Cleopatra’s Needle 4:12
7. Search for Peace 8:15
8. Segment 5:29
9. Para El Comandante 8:49
Personnel:
Steve Turre: trombone, shells (9)
Kenny Garrett: alto saxophone (1, 4, 8, 9)
Sean Jones: trumpet, flugelhorn (2, 5, 9)
Mulgew Miller: piano
Peter Washington: bass
Ignacio Berroa: drums
Pedro Martinez: percussion (9)
Recorded December 6 – 7, 2007, at Knoop Studios, River Edge, NJ
Produced by Steve Turre
Executive Producer: Joe Fields
Engineered by Manfred Knoop
Mixed by David Stoller
Mastered by Kevin Blackler
Cover Artwork by Ramsess
Photography by Gene Martin
Design by Littlefield & Co.
Review:
From Rahsaan Roland Kirk to Ray Charles to Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Tito Puente, Steve Turre’s musical family is a rainbow of the highest order. Whether in the studio or onstage, the trombonist always takes music to a righteous level. For this year’s Rainbow People, Turre mixes it up with Kenny Garrett, Mulgrew Miller, Peter Washington, Ignacio Berroa, Sean Jones and Pedro Martinez. The title track is just one of nine bright moments from one of 2008’s best albums.
Gary Walker (npr)
