JD Allenâ€™s previous recording Americana won widespread critical acclaim for itâ€™s ground breaking melodic and harmonic explorations and for its impressive emotional intensity. While

RADIO FLYER

JD Allenâ€™s previous recording Americana won widespread critical acclaim for itâ€™s ground breaking melodic and harmonic explorations and for its impressive emotional intensity. While that album presented Allenâ€™s ideas with a somewhat contemplative hand, Radio Flyer moves with a more unbridled enthusiasm, testing the possibilities jazz has for individual expressionism and improvisational freedom. With guitarist Liberty Ellman on hand the quartet presents Allenâ€™s seven original compositions bristling with energy while maintaining a cohesive, comprehensive unity of thought and purpose. â€œJD Allenâ€™s writing for the tenor saxophone is effortlessly idiomatic, embroidered aria-like melodies and singular solo reflections give way to sinuous vocalastics and spirited dances. Textures are harmonically and unbelievably rich, yet never clogged.â€ â€“ Raul da Gama â€œThe JD Allen Trio is an almost telepathic, three-headed machine...But itâ€™s important to emphasize that Allen himself is the best saxophonist under 60 in jazz, destined to be ranked with John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Sonny Rollins, and Wayne Shorter. So if you havenâ€™t been paying attention, the time to start is now.â€ â€“ Burning Ambulance
Country USA
Brand Highnote
Manufacturer Savant
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2017-06-02
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 633842216225
EANs 0633842216225

RADIO FLYER