Book of Intuition
| Book of Intuition | ||||
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| Studio album by Kenny Barron | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | July 3–4, 2015 | |||
| Studio | Avatar Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:00 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Jean-Philippe Allard, Kenny Barron | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| The Irish Times | [2] |
Book of Intuition is a studio album by jazz pianist Kenny Barron with bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Jonathan Blake.[3] The album was released on March 4, 2016 via Impulse! Records label.[4][5]
Background
The album contains 10 tracks, of which seven are Barron's original compositions written in a period of time. Two pieces, "In the Slow Lane" and "Prayer", were featured in the soundtrack for 2010 film Another Harvest Moon.[6][7] Book of Intuition is Barron's first trio album in 20 some years—since Wanton Spirit with Charlie Haden and Roy Haynes.[8] Barron has performed onstage with Kitagawa and Blake for 20 and 10 years respectively, yet he has never recorded an album with his long-time trio, until the present occasion.[9]
The album earned the trio a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.[10]
Reception
John Forham of The Guardian noted: "Barron has absorbed an encyclopaedia of jazz methods from a life on the road with legends such as Ella Fitzgerald and Stan Getz, and it pours out in these tracks. Magic Dance, with its glistening chords and Latin-jazz tick, sounds smooth at first but unleashes an impulsive torrent. Ballads such as In the Slow Lane display his impeccably light touch and Thelonious Monk’s Shuffle Boil isn’t Monkishly lateral but swings furiously. The jangling Lunacy is a collective bustle prodded by bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake, while Nightfall is delicate drift through slow chords. There might be too many notes for some on this record, but it’s almost all affectingly musical just the same".[11]
Cormak Larkin of The Irish Times wrote: "Barron’s latest trio, with the impeccable rhythm team of bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Jonathan Blake, is as assured and authoritative as you would expect, here emphasising the Latin side of the trio tradition with a deeply grooving set of originals (and a couple of Monk tunes) that sparkle like cut glass".[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magic Dance" | Barron | 7:51 |
| 2. | "Bud Like" | Barron | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Cook's Bay" | Barron | 6:00 |
| 4. | "In the Slow Lane" | Barron | 6:34 |
| 5. | "Shuffle Boil" | Thelonious Monk | 6:55 |
| 6. | "Light Blue" | Thelonious Monk | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Lunacy" | Barron | 5:09 |
| 8. | "Dreams" | Barron | 5:59 |
| 9. | "Prayer" | Barron | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Nightfall" | Charlie Haden | 7:06 |
| Total length: | 1:06:00 | ||
Personnel
Band
- Kenny Barron – piano, producer
- Kiyoshi Kitagawa – double bass
- Johnathan Blake – drums
Production
- Marielle Costosèque – design
- Patrice Beauséjour – design
- Farida Bachir – executive producer, art direction
- John Murph – liner notes
- Mark Wilder – mastering
- Jean-Philippe Allard – producer
- Jay Newland – recording, mixinig
References
- ↑ Fordham, John (3 March 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio: Book of Intuition review – joyful extravagance of execution". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Larkin, Cormac (March 18, 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio – Book of Intuition: Assured and authoritative". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "Kenny Barron Trio – Book Of Intuition". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Kaplan, Fred (April 30, 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio, Book of Intuition". Stereophile. stereophile.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ da Gama, Raul (May 2, 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio: Book of Intuition". Jazz Da Gama. jazzdagama.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "The Kenny Barron Trio to Release New Project “Book of Intuition” on March 4th, 2016, Announces Tour Dates 2016". The Urban Music Scene. news.theurbanmusicscene.com. February 10, 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Randall, Mac (May 14, 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio: Book of Intuition". JazzTimes. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Kaplan, Fred (April 30, 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio, Book of Intuition". Stereophile. stereophile.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Weber, Carol Banks (March 9, 2016). "Kenny Barron finally records album with longtime trio on ‘Book Of Intuition’". AXS TV. axs.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ Fordham, John (3 March 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio: Book of Intuition review – joyful extravagance of execution". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Larkin, Cormac (March 18, 2016). "Kenny Barron Trio – Book of Intuition: Assured and authoritative". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.