Joe Farnsworth – It’s Prime Time (2003)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 00:58:42 minutes | 3,73 GB
Genre: Jazz | Publisher (label): Eighty Eight’s (Japan) – VRCL 18813
It’s Prime Time Review by Ken Dryden
Drummer Joe Farnsworth has been the drummer of choice for many New York recording sessions over a dozen-year stretch prior to this CD, which is his recording debut as a leader. Having studied with two great drummers, the late Art Taylor and the late Alan Dawson, Farnsworth keeps things moving as he works with a variety of quartets and quintets, with bassist Ron Carter joining him throughout the session. Pianist Harold Mabern contributed the hard bop opener, “Sweet Poppa,” which also features tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, a frequent collaborator on recording dates with Farnsworth. Veteran trombonist Curtis Fuller, with David Hazeltine taking over the piano, is added for the loping standard “Old Folks.” Trumpeter Jim Rotundi is on a trio of tracks, including the leader’s one original of the date, the funky “Prime Time” (seemingly a throwback to the era of 1960s soul-jazz), as well as the brisk hard bop sextet arrangement of “Hello, Young Lovers,” which also showcases Fuller and tenor saxophonist John Farnsworth (the leader’s brother). Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson is on hand for a trio of his compositions, including the well-known “Stable Mates” and “Five Spot After Dark,” along with the debut of a new Golson ballad, “And So, I Love Again.” Since Joe Farnsworth was so used to playing with most of the musicians on the date, it seems like this was a CD that came together in one recording session without a fuss, though each track sounds as polished as if rehearsed by a regular working group.
Tracklist:
01. Sweet Poppa
02. Old Folks
03. It’s Prime Time
04. Stable Mates
05. Five Spot After Dark
06. And So,I Love Again
07. The Third Plane
08. Hello,Young Lovers
09. Jose’s Lament
Personnel:
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums, Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farnsworth
Piano – David Hazeltine, Harold Mabern
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson, Eric Alexander
Trombone – Curtis Fuller
Trumpet – Jim Rotondi
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