Joshua Redman Where Are We (2 LP)

TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the October 2023 Issue of The Absolute Sound!
Redman's First-Ever Vocal Project on 180g Double LP!
Acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman makes his Blue Note debut with where are we, his first-ever vocal project which features vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade plus special guests Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar, Peter Bernstein on guitar, and Joel Ross on vibraphone. At its core, the album is both a celebration and critique of America - each song is about a specific geographical location in the United States - but it is also, to varying degrees, a ballads album, a standards album, an album of romantic longing, an album of social reflection, an album of melodic invention, and an album of improvisational adventure.
"While his previous 23 albums were all instrumental, he builds this ambitious program around vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, co-winner of the 2021 International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition... Cavassa conjures up comparisons to Billie Holiday on intimate readings of 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' and 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco,' and she shines on a sublime duet with Redman on 'Stars Fell on Alabama." - Bill Milkowski, The Absolute Sound, October 2023, Music 4.5/5, Sonics 4.5/5

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold Jacket

Musicians:

• Joshua Redman, saxophone
• Gabrielle Cavassa, vocals
• Aaron Parks, piano
• Joe Sanders, bass
• Brian Blade, drums
• Peter Bernstein, guitar
• Nicholas Payton, trumpet
• Kurt Rosenwinkel, guitar
• Joel Ross, vibraphone

Selections:

Side A
1. After Minneapolis (face toward mo[u]rning)
2. Streets Of Philadelphia
3. Chicago Blues
Side B
1. Baltimore
2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Side C
1. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
2. Manhattan
3. My Heart In San Francisco (Holiday)
4. That's New England
Side D
1. Alabama (intro)
2. Stars Fell On Alabama
3. Alabama
4. Where Are You?