The Olive Tree

Walter Blanding - The Olive Tree

04/18/2000

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All Music Guide Review

On tenor saxophonist Walter Blanding's debut as a leader, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra member enlists the services of drummer Rodney Green and fellow LCJO members trumpeter Ryan Kisor, pianist Farid Barron, and bassist Rodney Whitaker to perform four originals, three jazz classics, and two standards. Only 28 at the time of this recording, Blanding's sound is not as heavy as Mark Shim or as light as Mark Turner, but he is a solid tenor player in the tradition of Hank Mobley. Favorites include up-tempo burners "Never Too Late" and "One Day Before Tomorrow," featuring Kisor's crisp tone and aggressive attack, the joyous swing of Thelonius Monk's "Worry Later," and the hard shuffle of Wayne Shorter's "Charcoal Blues," featuring Green's dynamic drumming. This is a very promising debut from one of the original Tough Young Tenors. ~ Greg Turner, All Music Guide

The Olive Tree Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Never Too Late
  • 5:37
  • Sound Clip for Never Too Late from The Olive Tree


  • 2
  • My Little Sunflower
  • 5:30
  • Sound Clip for My Little Sunflower from The Olive Tree


  • 3
  • Worry Later
  • 5:39
  • Sound Clip for Worry Later from The Olive Tree


  • 4
  • The Olive Tree
  • 6:39
  • Sound Clip for The Olive Tree from The Olive Tree


  • 5
  • Jitterbug Waltz
  • 5:23
  • Sound Clip for Jitterbug Waltz from The Olive Tree


  • 6
  • The Nearness of You
  • 8:06
  • Sound Clip for The Nearness of You from The Olive Tree


  • 7
  • Charcoal Blues
  • 5:59
  • Sound Clip for Charcoal Blues from The Olive Tree


  • 8
  • Out of Nowhere
  • 6:16
  • Sound Clip for Out of Nowhere from The Olive Tree


  • 9
  • One Day Before Tmorrow
  • 6:19
  • Sound Clip for One Day Before Tmorrow from The Olive Tree


    • Credits of The Olive Tree



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