Christian McBride's New Jawn
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| Label (s) | Mack Avenue Records / Brother Mister Productions | |||
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2LP, CD |
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9 |
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57:38 |
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Christian McBride, Todd Whitelock |
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Christian McBride's New Jawn is a jazz album by Christian McBride . The recordings were made from May 25th to 27th, 2017; the album was released on October 26, 2018 on the label Mack Avenue Records / Brother Mister Productions.
background
Christian McBride's New Jawn derives its band name from the Afro-American slang of Philadelphia's hometown of McBride. The term jawn means "thing" ( thing ) "(own) Do your thing" within the meaning of ( do your thing ). The band consists of McBride (bass), trumpeter Josh Evans , saxophonist Marcus Strickland and drummer Nasheet Waits . With the band name Jawn , Christian McBride also describes the jazz concept of the piano-less quartet, which emerged from the New York jazz scene. McBride's New Jawn refers to role models such as Gerry Mulligan and Ornette Coleman . "The Ballad of Ernie Washington" is named after the pseudonym Thelonious Monks , which he used when he revoked his cabaret card in the mid-1950s.
Track list
- Christian McBride's New Jawn (Mack Avenue MAC1133LP, MAC1133)
- Walkin 'Funny (Christian McBride) 2:48
- Ke-Kelli Sketch (Nasheet Waits) 9:54
- Ballad Of Ernie Washington 5:34
- The Middle Man (Josh Evans) 4:59
- Pier One Import (Marcus Strickland) 7:44
- Kush (Nasheet Waits) 5:35
- Seek the Source (Marcus Strickland) 7:21
- Johnny Day (Christian McBride) 5:19
- Sightseeing ( Wayne Shorter ) 8:30
reception
The album received a Grammy nomination in the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album category in 2019 . McBride also received two other Grammy nominations, one for his solo in "Sightseeing" in the category of best improvised jazz solo , and the other for "Walkin 'Funny" in the category of best instrumental composition .
Hilary Brown gave the album four stars in the Down Beat and praised the tight instrumentation, fast and the loose percussive subtlety.
According to Dan Bilawsky ( JazzTimes ), McBride's adoption of this instrumental format is an expression of a freer aesthetic. But “freer” and “free” are two different things: “Everyone loosens up in this situation, but nobody lets go. With saxophonist Marcus Strickland, trumpeter Josh Evans and drummer Nasheet Waits in the mix, and with McBride, who skilfully steers the ship, woolly methods have no chance of getting the upper hand. There is simply too much experience and wisdom for that. ”In the author's view, passion oozes out as the program progresses. A smoky beauty comes to the fore in Evans' Ballad of Ernie Washington. High jump swing in Strickland's fast and fiery “The Middle Man”. A refined coolness wins in Waits' "Kush", and a controlled intensity defines McBride's "John Day". What looks like a complete departure from form for this eminent bass player, Bilawsky sums up, turns out to be something completely different: the continuation of a man's great creative journey and the immediate recognition of the possibilities in motion.
Chris Mosey ( All About Jazz ) criticizes “McBride is up front with Waits, then Evans and Strickland take over and it all gets a bit informal, maybe a no-chord flaw (or maybe they just wanted it that way). "
Mike Jurkovic also reviewed the album in All About Jazz. In his opinion, Christian McBride's robust New Jawn band concept starts “with a happy, youthful intensity and contagious enthusiasm”. It shows the joy of his lifelong engagement with the past, present and future of jazz. The author's highlights include “Middle Man”, “Pier One Import” and “Sightseeing”; they are prime examples of neo-bop influenced by funk, blues and swing. By surrounding himself with like-minded, improvising masters, the author sums up, the music continues to burst.
Reinhard Köchl ( Jazz thing ) praised that McBride sees himself more than ever in the role of the connecting link between the poles; he brings things together that are drifting apart without great effort, audibly enjoys the role of Primus inter Pares and acts rather defensively as a soloist. The album seems like “a seething compendium of modern jazz” with pieces like “The Middle Man”, “Kush”, “John Day” or “Ballad Of Ernie Washington”, all of which have what it takes to set new standards.
Matt Collar gave the album four (out of five) stars in Allmusic, praising “McBride put together a band with a clearly defined artistic aesthetic that still sounds fresh. If, as jawn suggests, he cannot name his band exactly, the vibrant music and virtuoso playing will certainly speak for themselves. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Chris Mosey: Christian McBride: Christian McBride's New Jawn. All About Jazz, October 28, 2018, accessed December 7, 2019 .
- ^ A b Hilary Brown: Christian McBride's New Jawn. November 1, 2018, accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Christian McBride's New Jawn at Discogs
- ↑ GRAMMY Award Results for Christian McBride's New Jawn 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019)
- ↑ Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019). Nominations: Best Improvised Jazz Solo (Sightseeing), Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Christian McBride's New Jawn), Best Instrumental Composition (Walkin 'Funny)
- ↑ Dan Bilawsky: Christian McBride Christian McBride's New Jawn (Mack Avenue / Brother Mister). JazzTimes, November 30, 2018, accessed December 7, 2019 .
- ↑ MIKE JURKOVIC: Christian McBride: Christian McBride's New Jawn. All About Jazz, November 21, 2018, accessed December 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Reinhard Köchl: Christian McBride New Jawn. Jazz thing, November 1, 2018, accessed December 7, 2019 .
- ^ Review of the album at Allmusic (English). Retrieved December 12, 2019.