Name: The Other Side of Standards
Brand: Palmetto Records
SKU: 946475
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The Other Side of Standards

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Album: The Other Side of Standards
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Soul Eyes - Joel Frahm
2)	I Should Care - Dewey Redman
3)	Cobra, The - Armando Rodriguez & Victor Rendon Latin Jazz Orchestra
4)	Fall - Jeff Berman/Matt Balitsaris
5)	Hey There - Matt Wilson
6)	Goergia on My Mind - The Greg Hatza Organization
7)	Meaning of Blues, The - Rumba Club
8)	Take on Coltrane - David Berkman
9)	Boo Boo's Birthday - Steve Million

Performer Notes

Composer: Chico O'Farrill.
Personnel: Andrew D'Angelo (vocals, bass clarinet, alto saxophone); Joel Frahm (vocals, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jim Snidero (guitar, alto saxophone); Paul Bollenback (guitar); Matt Balitsaris (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Guy Klucevsek (accordion); Steve Wilson (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Chris Potter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); David Liebman, Major Boyd (soprano saxophone); Paul Hannah (alto saxophone); Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone); Alex Norris, Randy Brecker, Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ron Vincent (trumpet, drums); Marc Weigel (trumpet); Craig Considine (trombone, maracas); David Berkman (piano, prepared piano); Tim Murphy, Rita Marcotulli, Arturo O'Farrill, Steve Million, Tim Murphy (piano); Jeff Berman (vibraphone, percussion); Yosuke Inoue (acoustic bass, electric bass); Michael Moore (acoustic bass); Victor Rendon, Matt Wilson (drums, percussion); Gary Jenkins, Brian Blade (drums); Willie Vasquez (congas, bongos, bells); Steve Bloom (congas, guiro); Hearn Gadbois (dumbek); Jim Hannah (timbales).
Arranger: Chico O'Farrill.
The title The Other Side of Standards implies that this compilation, which came out in 1999, is more radical and unorthodox than it actually is. Focusing on artists who recorded for the New York-based Palmetto label in the '90s, this is primarily an album of straight-ahead hard boppers and post-boppers interpreting familiar songs. None of these recordings are innovative by '90s standards, and most of them recall the straight-ahead jazz of the '50s and '60s. Of course, not every jazz artist has to be cutting-edge -- traditionalism and innovation both have their place, and these recordings are mostly traditional in their outlook. Highlights of this enjoyable, if conventional, release range from organist Greg Hatza's soul-jazz version of "Georgia on My Mind" to saxman Joel Frahm's interpretation of Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes" and the Rumba Club's Latin jazz take on "The Meaning of the Blues." Tenor titan Dewey Redman can be quite daring and experimental, but on "I Should Care," he avoids outside playing and lets his romantic side take over. When the CD is finished playing, the listener is left with a favorable impression of Palmetto -- a label that wasn't cutting-edge, but could usually be counted on to provide decent straight-ahead jazz. ~ Alex Henderson