Jimmy Greene – Flowers: Beautiful Life. Volume 2 [CD]

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As on his acclaimed Mack Avenue debut, Beautiful Life, a poignant, reflective recording that honored his daughters love of singing with a program combining jazz, spirituals, contemporary Christian music and ballads, Greene again fulfills his stated imperative of reflecting the way that Ana lived. Here, Greene hones in on Anas love of dance with a kinetic, groove-filled program comprising ten original compositionsincluding two Greene-penned lyricsand his arrangement of the new standard, Something About You.

Feeding the fire on six tracks is Jimmy Greenes Love In Action, a unit comprising veteran all-stars Renee Rosnes on piano and Fender Rhodes, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jeff Tain Watts, with Rogerio Boccato on an array of percussion instruments, and, on three selections, next-generation guitar hero Mike Moreno. Raising a joyful noise on the other five pieces is Greenes quartet, with first-callers including keyboardist Kevin Hays, bassist Ben Williams, and drummer Otis Brown, III. Greene himself solos on tenor and soprano saxophone with melodic focus, harmonic ingenuity and soulful authority.

For this new recording, I wanted a different sound and feeling than what we achieved on Beautiful Life. Ive been close to Otis for many years and love his deep sense of groove combined with an ability to make things feel explosive and loose. Ben makes everything feel greathe can process anything and make it his own. Kevins open ears and expansive vocabulary lets him go anywhere the music takes you.

Big Guy

Stanky Leg

Flowers

Second Breakfast

Fun Circuits

Stink Thumb

Someday

December

Amantes

Something About You

Thirty-Two