Other People

Other People

by Kenny Wheeler
Other People

Other People

by Kenny Wheeler

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Overview

On this unusual album, 75-year-old trumpeter Kenny Wheeler performs eight of his originals with the Hugo Wolf String Quartet and pianist John Taylor. Two of the eight songs feature the strings by themselves. Wheeler is one of the most brilliant and inventive trumpeters of the past 40 years, and also a creative writer. However Other People has one main fault: a lack of much mood variation. Nearly all of the pieces are taken at ballad tempos (surprisingly, one of the few exceptions focuses on the strings without Wheeler) and the mood is consistently melancholy. Wheeler plays well with his occasional entries into the upper register often being surprises, and the strings do an excellent job of interpreting his challenging material. Taylor's appearances on piano are also welcome. But from the listening standpoint, there is a sameness that pervades much of the music and could have been alleviated by the inclusion of a couple of more stimulating tempos. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date: 06/10/2008
Label: Cam Jazz
UPC: 0016728502726
Rank: 122473

Tracks

  1. Other People
  2. Some Days Are Better
  3. Win Some Lose Some
  4. More Is Less
  5. Nita
  6. String Quartet No. 1
  7. The Lucky Lady
  8. The Unfortunate Gentleman

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