Name: Midwest Shuffle
Brand: Sony
SKU: 303071
Price: 28.42 USD
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Midwest Shuffle

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Album: Midwest Shuffle
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Blues of Hope	More Info...
2)	Time Will Tell	More Info...
3)	The Cats	More Info...
4)	Welcome	More Info...
5)	Complex Dialogue	More Info...
6)	Mirrors (We All Need)	More Info...
7)	Ladies	More Info...
8)	Midwest Shuffle	More Info...
9)	I'll Love You Always	More Info...
10)	He's More Good Than Bad	More Info...
11)	Finger Games	More Info...
12)	Mabel Is Able	More Info...
13)	Simon Says	More Info...

Album: Midwest Shuffle
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Blues of Hope	More Info...
2)	Time Will Tell	More Info...
3)	The Cats	More Info...
4)	Welcome	More Info...
5)	Complex Dialogue	More Info...
6)	Mirrors (We All Need)	More Info...
7)	Ladies	More Info...
8)	Midwest Shuffle	More Info...
9)	I'll Love You Always	More Info...
10)	He's More Good Than Bad	More Info...
11)	Finger Games	More Info...
12)	Mabel Is Able	More Info...
13)	Simon Says	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Bobby Watson (alto saxophone); Terell Stafford (trumpet); Edward Simon (piano); Essiet Essiet (bass); Victor Lewis (drums).
Recorded live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-23, 1993; Kentucky Center For The Arts, Louisville, Kentucky, October 30, 1993; Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri, November 3, 1993; Dakota Bar & Grill, St. Paul, Minnesota, November 9-10, 1993. Includes liner notes by Jon W. Poses.
Personnel: Bobby Watson (alto saxophone); Terell Stafford (trumpet); Edward Simon (piano); Victor Lewis (drums, snare drum).
Audio Mixer: James Nichols.
Liner Note Author: Jon W. Poses.
Recording information: Dakota Bar & Grill, St. Paul, MN (10/22/1993-11/10/1993); Kentucky Center For The Arts, l Ain Bou Kellal (10/22/1993-11/10/1993); Manchester Craftsman's Guild, P and W Patch (10/22/1993-11/10/1993); Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA (10/22/1993-11/10/1993); Manhattan Center Studios, NY, NY (10/22/1993-11/10/1993); Sheldon Conc (10/22/1993-11/10/1993); Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, MO (10/22/1993-11/10/1993).
Photographers: Robert Bowman; Gary Becker; Scott Pollard.
This interesting live CD, which includes some rather frivolous but harmless on-stage dialogue, features Bobby Watson's group Horizon. The quintet (comprised of altoist Watson, trumpeter Terell Stafford, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Victor Lewis) was one of the finest hard bop units of the time and one of the few that played together with the same personnel on a regular basis. Highlights of their spirited set include the joyous "Blues of Hope," "Complex Dialogue," "Midwest Shuffle" and "Mable Is Able." ~ Scott Yanow

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (5/94, p.46) - 4 1/2 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...[Watson's group] Horizon is as solid as any jazz group working today; like a championship basketball team they're strong in all five positions...[Bobby] Watson has maintained [Art Blakey's] '70s style, a gleaming alloy of Messenger Horace Silver's Caribbean-gospel-blues amalgam with the molten modalism of middle-period Coltrane...."