Product Code: WET30284705
Original price was: $35.99.$21.59Current price is: $21.59.Shades of Redd is a hard bop album recorded in August 1960 and released in May 1961 on Blue Note. Freddie Redd leads a quintet with Jackie McLean (alto sax), Tina Brooks (tenor sax), Paul Chambers (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums). The compositions are all by Redd, and the performances showcase a blend of soulful melody, rhythmic punch, and thoughtful interplayeach track offering its own mood, from the brooding Shadows to the bluesy drive of Blues, Blues, Blues.
The album is often noted as a high point in Redds relatively small discography. The combination of horn voicesMcLeans incisive alto and Brooks lighter yet rich tenorover a rhythm section anchored by Chambers and Hayes gives the record both urgency and elegance. Despite being less famous than many Blue Note big names, Shades of Redd holds its own through the strength of its writing and the passion in its execution.
Reviews
In an all too small discography, Freddie Redds Shades of Redd is without a doubt his crowning achievement his zenith as a jazz musician, would be a wonderful addition to any collection, and shows that the lesser known musicians have plenty of music to play, in addition to a unique perspective aside from the giants of this music. Michael G. Nastos, AllMusic
A1 Thespian
A2 Blues-Blues-Blues
A3 Shadows
B1 Melanie
B2 Swift
B3 Just A Ballad For My Baby
B4 Ol
