Things Are Getting Better by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project - VitaMusik

ALBUM

Luther Hughes organized his Cannonball-Coltrane Project not only to explore standards and gems of the 1960s and '70s, but also originals by the band. The bassist is joined by drummer Paul Kreibich (who worked with Hughes in the final edition of the Gene Harris Quartet), tenor saxophonist Glenn Cashman, alto saxophonist Bruce Babad, and pianist Ed Czach. Hughes' arrangement of Nat Adderley's "Jive Samba" is a lively toe tapper with great solos all around and tight ensemble work. Babad scored Frank Rosolino's "Blue Daniel" as an infectious waltz with the focus on the two saxes, while the altoist's swinging setting of Cannonball Adderley's gospel-flavored "Things Are Getting Better" preaches to the jazz choir with enthusiasm. The entire band arranged Duke Ellington's "Take the Coltrane" (a simple blues that Duke penned for his record date with John Coltrane), opening with just sax and drums prior to the full band's entrance, with Czach adding an abstract solo. Cashman's intriguing "McCoy" has a dark descending line with a hip Latin rhythm, while his "Trane and Wayne" salutes John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter in a rich ballad setting. Kreibich's cheerful "Green Bananas" is an engaging bossa nova, while Babad's gorgeous ballad "Primrose Star" utilizes the chord changes from Cannonball's arrangement of the standard "Stars Fell on Alabama." Luther Hughes & the Cannonball-Coltrane Project excel in simultaneously looking back at jazz history while contributing to its present and future in a memorable manner.
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1. Jive Samba

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

2. Glo In The Dark

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

3. McCoy

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

4. Primrose Star

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

5. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein Ii; Composer

6. Sunset At Hermosa

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

7. Blue Daniel

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Frank Rosolino; Composer

8. Samba Para Um Dia Chuvoso

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

9. For Trane and Wayne

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

10. Things Are Getting Better

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

11. Green Bananas

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

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

12. Take The Coltrane

by Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project

Primary Artist: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-coltrane Project; Main Performer
Composer: Edward Kennedy Ellington; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 14 minutes and 2 seconds

Explicit

None

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Genres

Pop, Jazz, Jazz Piano

Label

Primrose Lane Music

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 10, 2011

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UPC

824767444125