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▀▀▓▓█▌ Jon Irabagon - The Observer ░
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▀▀▄▓▒▓ Artist .....: Jon Irabagon ▓▒▓
▐█▓▓ Title ......: The Observer ▓▓█
▀██▓ Year .......: 2009 ▓██
██▓ Genre ......: Jazz ▓██
███ Label ......: Concord Jazz ▓██
███ Source .....: CD ▓█▓
███ Bitrate ....: 189 kbps avg ██▓
███ khz ........: 44.1 █▓▓
███ Mode .......: Joint Stereo ██▓
██▓ Encoder ....: LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ██▓
██▓ Reldate ....: 2010-02-16 ▓██
██▓ Storedate ..: 2009-00-00 ▓██
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███ 1. January Dream 6:17 ███
███ 2. Joy's Secret 6:56 ███
███ 3. The Infant's Song 6:53 ███
███ 4. Cup Bearers 6:09 ███
███ 5. The Observer 7:45 ███
███ 6. Acceptance 5:20 ███
███ 7. Makai & Tacoma 4:55 ███
███ 8. Big Jim's Twins 6:36 ███
███ 9. Barfly 5:01 ███
███ 10. Closing Arguments 5:52 ███
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██▓ Best known as the volatile saxophonist in bassist ▓██
██▓ Moppa Elliott's self proclaimed terrorist be-bop ▓██
██▓ band Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Jon ▓██
██▓ Irabagon has only just begun his career as a solo ▓██
██▓ artist. His bristling duet with drummer Mike Pride, ▓██
██▓ I Don't Hear Nothin' But The Blues (Loyal Label, ▓██
██▓ 2009) was preceded by Outright! (Innova, 2008), the ▓██
██▓ self-titled debut of his own vivaciously eclectic ▓██
██▓ quartet. ▓██
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██▓ The Observer is Irabagon's first release for ▓██
██▓ Concord Records, which awarded him a recording ▓██
██▓ contract after he won last year's Thelonious Monk ▓██
██▓ International Jazz Saxophone Competition. On this ▓██
██▓ surprisingly straight-ahead session (expertly ▓██
██▓ recorded by Rudy Van Gelder), Irabagon is supported ▓██
██▓ by a trio of longstanding veterans; pianist Kenny ▓██
██▓ Barron, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Victor ▓██
██▓ LewisùStan Getz's touring rhythm section of the ▓██
██▓ 1980s. Years of shared experience elevates Barron, ▓██
██▓ Reid, and Lewis' congenial interplay beyond mere ▓██
██▓ professionalism, lending this date a timeless ▓██
██▓ appeal. ▓██
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██▓ Seven of the ten selections are originals, ▓██
██▓ demonstrating Irabagon's flair for composing ▓██
██▓ accessible jazz tunes that fit comfortably in the ▓██
██▓ mainstream tradition. A dynamic soloist, Irabagon ▓██
██▓ plays alto for most of the date, his tortuous ▓██
██▓ cadences recalling Charlie Parker's blistering ▓██
██▓ dexterity, Wayne Shorter's cerebral precision, and ▓██
██▓ Cannonball Adderley's soulful poise. Showing great ▓██
██▓ reserve, he reins in his more vociferous ▓██
██▓ tendencies, using subtle expressionistic accents ▓██
██▓ (altissimo, chromatics, multiphonics) sparingly. ▓██
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██▓ The heavily syncopated "January Dream" opens the ▓██
██▓ set with lush harmonies from Barron and stalwart ▓██
██▓ support from Reid and Lewis. Tom McIntosh's "Cup ▓██
██▓ Bearers" is a brisk bop number, while the sultry ▓██
██▓ title track is a lilting mid-tempo swinger ▓██
██▓ featuring Irabagon's effusive tenor. Infused with ▓██
██▓ simmering post-bop energy, "Joy's Secret" reveals a ▓██
██▓ subtle complexity, underpinned by Lewis' Latin ▓██
██▓ accents and Barron's prismatic flourishes, ▓██
██▓ spotlighting a mellifluous trumpet solo from guest ▓██
██▓ artist Nicholas Payton, who also contributes pithy ▓██
██▓ salvos to the scorching hard bop burner "Big Jim's ▓██
██▓ Twins." ▓██
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██▓ Alternating vibrant up-tempo tunes with more ▓██
██▓ introspective fare, Irabagon unveils a rarely heard ▓██
██▓ sensitive side. His velvety tone is highlighted on ▓██
██▓ Gigi Gryce's melancholy "Infant Song," while his ▓██
██▓ lyrical phrasing dominates "Acceptance," the breezy ▓██
██▓ bossa nova "Makai and Tacoma" and the earthy ▓██
██▓ "Closing Arguments." His intimate duet with guest ▓██
██▓ pianist Bertha Hope on her late husband Elmo Hope's ▓██
██▓ somber ballad "Barfly" reveals depths of emotional ▓██
██▓ maturity. ▓██
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██▓ A solid and eminently likeable mainstream affair, ▓██
██▓ The Observer scarcely hints at Irabagon's ▓██
██▓ avant-garde credentials, focusing instead on his ▓██
██▓ tastefully virtuosic capabilities as a ▓██
██▓ straight-ahead stylistùyet another facet of his ▓██
██▓ wide-ranging artistry. ▓██
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ßßܲ±² Artist .....: Jon Irabagon ²±²
ÞÛ²² Title ......: The Observer ²²Û
ßÛÛ² Year .......: 2009 ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Genre ......: Jazz ²ÛÛ
ÛÛÛ Label ......: Concord Jazz ²ÛÛ
ÛÛÛ Source .....: CD ²Û²
ÛÛÛ Bitrate ....: 189 kbps avg ÛÛ²
ÛÛÛ khz ........: 44.1 Û²²
ÛÛÛ Mode .......: Joint Stereo ÛÛ²
ÛÛ² Encoder ....: LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ÛÛ²
ÛÛ² Reldate ....: 2010-02-16 ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Storedate ..: 2009-00-00 ²ÛÛ
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ÛÛÛÝ Tracklist ß ÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛ 1. January Dream 6:17 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 2. Joy's Secret 6:56 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 3. The Infant's Song 6:53 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 4. Cup Bearers 6:09 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 5. The Observer 7:45 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 6. Acceptance 5:20 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 7. Makai & Tacoma 4:55 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 8. Big Jim's Twins 6:36 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 9. Barfly 5:01 ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ 10. Closing Arguments 5:52 ÛÛÛ
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ÛÛ² Best known as the volatile saxophonist in bassist ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Moppa Elliott's self proclaimed terrorist be-bop ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² band Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Jon ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Irabagon has only just begun his career as a solo ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² artist. His bristling duet with drummer Mike Pride, ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² I Don't Hear Nothin' But The Blues (Loyal Label, ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² 2009) was preceded by Outright! (Innova, 2008), the ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² self-titled debut of his own vivaciously eclectic ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² quartet. ²ÛÛ
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ÛÛ² The Observer is Irabagon's first release for ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Concord Records, which awarded him a recording ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² contract after he won last year's Thelonious Monk ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² International Jazz Saxophone Competition. On this ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² surprisingly straight-ahead session (expertly ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² recorded by Rudy Van Gelder), Irabagon is supported ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² by a trio of longstanding veterans; pianist Kenny ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Barron, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Victor ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² LewisStan Getz's touring rhythm section of the ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² 1980s. Years of shared experience elevates Barron, ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Reid, and Lewis' congenial interplay beyond mere ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² professionalism, lending this date a timeless ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² appeal. ²ÛÛ
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ÛÛ² Seven of the ten selections are originals, ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² demonstrating Irabagon's flair for composing ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² accessible jazz tunes that fit comfortably in the ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² mainstream tradition. A dynamic soloist, Irabagon ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² plays alto for most of the date, his tortuous ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² cadences recalling Charlie Parker's blistering ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² dexterity, Wayne Shorter's cerebral precision, and ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Cannonball Adderley's soulful poise. Showing great ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² reserve, he reins in his more vociferous ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² tendencies, using subtle expressionistic accents ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² (altissimo, chromatics, multiphonics) sparingly. ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² The heavily syncopated "January Dream" opens the ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² set with lush harmonies from Barron and stalwart ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² support from Reid and Lewis. Tom McIntosh's "Cup ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Bearers" is a brisk bop number, while the sultry ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² title track is a lilting mid-tempo swinger ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² featuring Irabagon's effusive tenor. Infused with ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² simmering post-bop energy, "Joy's Secret" reveals a ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² subtle complexity, underpinned by Lewis' Latin ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² accents and Barron's prismatic flourishes, ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² spotlighting a mellifluous trumpet solo from guest ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² artist Nicholas Payton, who also contributes pithy ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² salvos to the scorching hard bop burner "Big Jim's ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Twins." ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Alternating vibrant up-tempo tunes with more ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² introspective fare, Irabagon unveils a rarely heard ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² sensitive side. His velvety tone is highlighted on ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² Gigi Gryce's melancholy "Infant Song," while his ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² lyrical phrasing dominates "Acceptance," the breezy ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² bossa nova "Makai and Tacoma" and the earthy ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² "Closing Arguments." His intimate duet with guest ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² pianist Bertha Hope on her late husband Elmo Hope's ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² somber ballad "Barfly" reveals depths of emotional ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² maturity. ²ÛÛ
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ÛÛ² A solid and eminently likeable mainstream affair, ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² The Observer scarcely hints at Irabagon's ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² avant-garde credentials, focusing instead on his ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² tastefully virtuosic capabilities as a ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² straight-ahead stylistyet another facet of his ²ÛÛ
ÛÛ² wide-ranging artistry. ²ÛÛ
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