【專輯介紹】:
The Colossal Saxophone Sessions》是一张由爵士乐厂牌 Evidence Music 在 1995 年发行的双CD合辑,但它本身是一张精选集,收录的曲目其实来自它更早的日本“前身”——由King Records于 1993 年发行的《Sax Legends》双碟专辑。它汇集了超过十位顶尖萨克斯手,但本质上是一张群星作品集,而非他们共同合作演奏的专辑。
这张合辑汇集了众多爵士乐萨克斯风大师,包括:
中音萨克斯风 (Alto Sax):Frank Morgan, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, John Zorn, Steve Coleman, Donald Harrison, Craig Bailey。
高音萨克斯风 (Soprano Sax):Dave Liebman。
次中音萨克斯风 (Tenor Sax):Archie Shepp, David Murray, Houston Person, Bennie Wallace。
节奏组 (Rhythm Section):由鼓手/制作人 Joe Chambers 领衔,搭配钢琴家 George Cables,贝斯手 Rufus Reid 和 Santi DeBriano,以及吉他手 Jiro Yoshida
【專輯曲目】:
# Disc 1
1. Devil's Island (Wayne Shorter)
2. Bamboo (Archie Shepp)
3. My Little Brown Book (Billy Strayhorn)
4. Spooning (Lawrence Butch Morris)
5. In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
6. Footprints (Wayne Shorter)
7. Four (Miles Davis)
8. Tu-Way-Pack-E-Way (Joe Chambers)
9. Why Try to Change Me Now? (Cy Coleman)
10. Blues for JC (Jiro Yoshida)
# Disc 2
1. Blues for 52nd Street (Archie Shepp)
2. Like Someone in Love (Johnny Burke)
3. Promptus (Joe Chambers)
4. King Tut (Jamshied Sharifi)
5. Bemsha Swing (Denzil Best / Thelonious Monk)
6. Quasi Enni (Steve Coleman)
7. Flamingo (Edmund Anderson)
8. There Is No Greater Love (Isham Jones)
9. Goodbye Mr. Evans (Phil Woods)
10. Blues for JC (Alternate Take) (Jiro Yoshida)