Andrew Rathbun
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Shadow Forms Ii
Andrew Rathbun
Steeplechase
716043176229
SLC 135247
SCCD31762
JAZZ
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Shadow Forms Ii
4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE
Toronto native Andrew Rathburn is one of many promising Canadian jazz musicians to emerge on the scene during the '90s, while his recordings have shown a constant search for new territory. Primarily a tenor saxophonist, he also plays soprano sax, clarinet and even a little keyboard for this 2006 small group session with bassist Scott Lee and drummer Jeff Hirschfield. Rathburn and Lee each contributed five compositions, with a pair of arrangements of works by others rounding out the date. Veteran tenor saxophonist George Garzone is a guest on five tracks, including an explosive rendition of Joe Lovano's Street Talk and the leader's whirling, Herbie Nichols-like Scatter Scott. Lee's light-hearted Drewsie (honoring reed player Billy Drewes) features Rathburn on clarinet and the mournful This Year 9/11 adds Garzone (with Rathburn switching to soprano). This remarkable session reveals a musician who is clearly not going to be satisfied with the status quo.
PERSONNEL:
ANDREW RATHBUN, tenor & soprano sax, clarinet
SCOTT LEE, bass
JEFF HIRSHFIELD, drums
Special Guest:
GEORGE GARZONE, tenor sax
TRACKS:
01. Street Talk
02. To the Matt
03. Scatter Scott
04. Drewsie
05. Pass It In
06. Herbie at Sixty
07. Ripple
08. This Fall 9/11
09. Elmo
10. Look Again
11. Fifteen Minute Drill
12. Onmo
Toronto native Andrew Rathburn is one of many promising Canadian jazz musicians to emerge on the scene during the '90s, while his recordings have shown a constant search for new territory. Primarily a tenor saxophonist, he also plays soprano sax, clarinet and even a little keyboard for this 2006 small group session with bassist Scott Lee and drummer Jeff Hirschfield. Rathburn and Lee each contributed five compositions, with a pair of arrangements of works by others rounding out the date. Veteran tenor saxophonist George Garzone is a guest on five tracks, including an explosive rendition of Joe Lovano's Street Talk and the leader's whirling, Herbie Nichols-like Scatter Scott. Lee's light-hearted Drewsie (honoring reed player Billy Drewes) features Rathburn on clarinet and the mournful This Year 9/11 adds Garzone (with Rathburn switching to soprano). This remarkable session reveals a musician who is clearly not going to be satisfied with the status quo.
PERSONNEL:
ANDREW RATHBUN, tenor & soprano sax, clarinet
SCOTT LEE, bass
JEFF HIRSHFIELD, drums
Special Guest:
GEORGE GARZONE, tenor sax
TRACKS:
01. Street Talk
02. To the Matt
03. Scatter Scott
04. Drewsie
05. Pass It In
06. Herbie at Sixty
07. Ripple
08. This Fall 9/11
09. Elmo
10. Look Again
11. Fifteen Minute Drill
12. Onmo
