Escapade (James Spaulding album)

Escapade
Studio album by
James Spaulding
Released2000
RecordedApril 28, 1999
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length58:11
LabelHighNote
HCD 7039
ProducerDon Sickler
James Spaulding chronology
The Smile of the Snake
(1997) 		Escapade
(2000) 		Blues Up & Over
(2001)

Escapade is an album by saxophonist James Spaulding which was recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated "Spaulding's tart-sweet alto sax has never sounded better, while his pristine flute playing is easily in the top ten of late-'90s jazz performers. ... Spaulding shows a consistency within mainstream parameters, a real sense of teamwork with these worthy session mates, and a willingness to take chances".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Escapade" (Kenny Dorham) – 5:55
  2. "Cheese Cake" (Dexter Gordon) – 6:41
  3. "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) – 5:16
  4. "Madeline" (Hank Mobley) – 5:10
  5. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 4:50
  6. "Grant's Future" (Grant Green) – 6:36
  7. "High Modes" (Mobley) – 6:47
  8. "The Break Through" (Mobley) – 5:08
  9. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:27
  10. "La Mesha" (Dorham) – 6:21

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazz Depot: album listing accessed December 31, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: James Spaulding discography, accessed December 31, 2018
  3. ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. James Spaulding: Escapade – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1328. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.