Sky Dance

by Jon Ballantyne Trio, Jon Ballantyne

Overview

Although pianist Jon Ballantyne is the leader on this quartet outing and contributed four of the compositions, the Justin Time CD is very much Joe Henderson's date. The always-distinctive tenor is in consistently passionate form and comes up with one rewarding and intense improvisation after another. The reissue (augmenting the original LP by a previously unissued version of Ornette Coleman's "Blues Connotation") is highlighted by the Monkish "BYO Blues" (the most memorable of Ballantyne's originals), the cooking "You and the Night and the Music" and The Coleman tune. Ballantyne, whose style is influenced a bit by (but not imitative of) McCoy Tyner, takes excellent solos of his own and works well with bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Jerry Fuller, but one's attention constantly shifts during this postbop date to Henderson, a true modern master. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/18/1995
Label:	Justin Time
UPC:	0068944003020
Rank:	228451

Tracks

1. Oh What I've Been Thru
2. Skydance
3. You and the Night and the Music
4. Opus IV
5. Byo Blues
6. You Don't Know What Love Is
7. Blues Connotation

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jon Ballantyne Trio   Primary Artist
Joe Henderson   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Featured Artist,Saxophone
Jon Ballantyne   Primary Artist,Piano
Eddie Henderson   Primary Artist
Neil Swainson   Bass
Jerry Fuller   Drums

Technical Credits

Don Raye   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Jim West   Producer
Ornette Coleman   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Jon Ballantyne   Composer
Bill Kipper   Mastering
Barry Thompson   Photography
Len Dobbin   Liner Notes
Martin Pratte   Assistant Engineer
Ian Terry   Mastering,Engineer
Oliver White   Technician
Gene DePaul   Composer