Name: Second Helping by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project
Brand: Luther Hughes & the Cannonball-Coltrane Project
SKU: 634479300493
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The second CD by Luther Hughes & the Cannonball-Coltrane Project continues a primary (but not exclusive focus) on the repertoire of bands led by Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane. The bassist is again joined by Paul Kreibich (his old bandmate in the Gene Harris Quartet), tenor saxophonist Glenn Cashman, alto saxophonist Bruce Babad, and pianist Ed Czach. Hughes' arrangement of Nat Adderley's well-known "Work Song" retains the essence of the original recording, but makes significant changes that open new avenues for this jazz standard. Hughes throws a bit of a curve in his chart of Milt Jackson's "Bags and Trane," giving Czach the opening solo before Cashman and Babad take their turns in the spotlight. Cashman's original "Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic" has a bit of a misleading title, as it is actually a laid-back bossa nova, while Kreibich's "Takin' It Home" is the kind of swanky hard bop one would expect from an edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Czach's slightly off-kilter take of Sam Jones' "Unit 7" avoids the predictable paths. Babad switches to soprano sax for his "Trane Robbers," a challenging vehicle with plenty of spirited interplay that acknowledges all modern saxophonists' huge debt to John Coltrane's contributions to jazz. Highly recommended.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo

1. Work Song

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Nathaniel Adderley; Composer

2. Lisa

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Victor Feldman; Composer
Torri Zito: Victor Feldman; Other

3. Bags and Trane

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Milt Jackson; Composer

4. Second Helping

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Bruce Babad; Composer

5. Where’s Miles?

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Glenn Cashman; Composer

6. Takin’ It Home

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Kreibich; Composer

7. Heróis

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Glenn Cashman; Composer

8. Unit 7

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Sam Jones; Composer

9. Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Glenn Cashman; Composer

10. Green Dolphin Street

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Composer: Brawnislaw Caper; Composer
Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Ned Washington: Brawnislaw Caper; Other