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LongGone
Studio album with live tracks by
Redman, Mehldau, McBride and Blade
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022
Recorded2007, September 10–12, 2019
VenueHerbst Theater, San Francisco
StudioSear Sound Studio C, New York City
GenreJazz
Length47:13
LabelNonesuch
Producer
  • Joshua Redman
  • James Farber
Joshua Redman chronology
RoundAgain
(2020) 		LongGone
(2022) 		Where Are We
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
AllMusic[3]
Financial Times[4]
The Guardian[5]
Jazzwise[6]
Mojo[1]
Rolling Stone (India)[7]
Tom HullB+[8]

LongGone is an album by Joshua Redman's quartet, consisting of himself on saxophone, Brad Mehldau on piano, Christian McBride on bass, and Brian Blade on drums.[9][10] This is the quartet's third release after MoodSwing in 1994 and RoundAgain in 2020.[11] The album features six tracks written by Redman: five originals and one ("Rejoice") taken from MoodSwing.

The album was nominated as Best Jazz Instrumental Album at 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[12]

Recording and release

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"Rejoice" was recorded in concert in 2007 at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, as part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival.[10][13] The other tracks were recorded on September 10–12, 2019, at Sear Sound Studio C, New York City.[13] The album was released by Nonesuch Records.[13]

Reception

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At Metacritic, that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, based on four reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[1]

Jeff Tamarkin writing for JazzTimes stated, "Redman's dominance aside, LongGone ultimately isn't about the dexterity of the individual. Like its predecessors, it's a textbook display of what happens when a group of musicians—each a leader in his own right—understand and trust one another enough to let the music go where it must."[14] John Fordham of The Guardian commented, "The quartet's mid-90s rapport was enthralling, but burgeoning solo careers separated them until 2020's RoundAgain reunion showed that their individual experiences since had only sharpened their intuition as a foursome. Now 2022's LongGone takes the story forward."[5] Matt Collar of AllMusic added, "Most of LongGone feels deeply organic, with Redman and his bandmates feeding off each other and working to build something cohesive and bigger than their individual contributions."[3]

Accolades

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Publications' year-end list appearances for The 7th Hand
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
JazzTimes JazzTimes Top 40 Albums of 2022 6 [15]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Joshua Redman

No.TitleLength
1."Long Gone"7:21
2."Disco Ears"6:21
3."Statuesque"8:18
4."Kite Song"6:00
5."Ship to Shore"6:31
6."Rejoice"12:42
Total length:47:13

Personnel

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Band
Production
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • James Farber – associate producer, engineer, mixing
  • Brian Montgomery – engineer
  • Owen Mulholland – assistant engineer
  • Steven Sacco – assistant engineer

Charts

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Chart performance for LongGone
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 68
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[17] 11

References

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  1. ^ a b c "LongGone by Joshua Redman". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ Gudell, Scott (15 February 2023). "Redman / Mehldau / McBride / Blade: Long Gone album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Brian Blade, Christian McBride, Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman - LongGone Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ Hobart, Mike (9 September 2022). "Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade: LongGone album review — impressive dialogues". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Fordham, John (2 September 2022). "Joshua Redman Quartet: LongGone review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ^ Fordham, John (October 2022). "Joshua Redman Quartet: Long Gone". Jazzwise. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  7. ^ Sampat, Sunil (13 September 2022). "When Jazz Is at The Four-Front". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ^ Flynn, Mike (13 July 2022). "Redman/Mehldau/McBride/Blade return with LongGone and share video for 'Disco Ears'". Jazzwise. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade Return with 'LongGone,' Out Now on Nonesuch | Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. ^ Hamilton, Andy (12 November 2022). "Joshua Redman Quartet: LongGone". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Air Date For 2023 GRAMMYs Announced: Taking Place On Feb. 5 In Los Angeles; GRAMMY Nominations To Be Announced Nov. 15, 2022". Grammys.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "LongGone by Joshua Redman + Brad Mehldau + Christian McBride + Brian Blade". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  14. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (17 October 2022). "Redman Mehldau McBride Blade: LongGone (Nonesuch)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  15. ^ "JazzTimes Top 40". JazzTimes. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Redman / Mehldau / McBride / Blade – LongGone". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Joshua Redman Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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