Simply Stated
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Simply Stated is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard.[2][3] The album was released on May 5, 1992, via Columbia.
Background
This is his second album as a real band leader. Blanchard explained that this album is a tribute to Miles Davis. The album contains four famous jazz standards and four Blanchard's original compositions. The record went Top 10 on the Billboard traditional jazz charts.[4]
Critical reception
Nick Deriso of Something Else Reviews stated "This record was, Blanchard told me, his love letter to Miles Davis. In retrospect, it was the beginning of his ascension from young lion into modern standard bearer, too... “Simply Stated,” pleasant if never really triumphant, is centered by sharp if respectful renditions of a challenging Davis-associated number “Dear Old Stockholm” and then on “Sleepy Time Down South.” Blanchard, working his way back from a problem with his embouchure, even then blended enough artistry to draw second glances. As perhaps overly careful as this album sometimes was, it actually marked the starting point in a series giant steps for Blanchard as an artist.[5]
Scott Yanow of Allmusic wrote "Terence Blanchard is in top form throughout this highly enjoyable outing... The music is tied to the hard bop tradition yet is quite fresh and open to more modern influences. Recommended."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lil' Fawdy" | Blanchard | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Central Focus" | Blanchard | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Simply Stated" | Blanchard | 8:20 |
| 4. | "Dear Old Stockholm" | Stan Getz | 9:59 |
| 5. | "Little Miss Olivia Ray" | Blanchard | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Glass J/Mo' Better Blues/Lonely Woman" | 11:23 | |
| 7. | "Detour Ahead" | Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, John Frigo | 11:42 |
| 8. | "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" | Clarence Muse, Otis Rene, Leon René | 8:34 |
| Total length: | 1:02:42 | ||
Personnel
- Antonio Hart – alto saxophone (track 3)
- Rodney Whitaker – double bass
- Billy Kilson – drums (track 7)
- Troy Davis – cymbals, drums
- Dr. George Butler – executive producer
- Bruce Barth – piano
- Terence Blanchard – producer, trumpet, piano (solo) (track 5)
- Sam Newsome – tenor saxophon
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Simply Stated". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Terence Blanchard – Simply Stated". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Terence Blanchard Discography". MTV. mtv.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ DERISO, NICK (August 14, 2008). "Terence Blanchard – Simply Stated (1991)". Something Else Reviews. somethingelsereviews.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ DERISO, NICK (August 14, 2008). "Terence Blanchard – Simply Stated (1991)". Something Else Reviews. somethingelsereviews.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.