Wish (Joshua Redman album)
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Released | 21 September 1993 | |||
Studio | Power Station (tracks 1-8), Village Vanguard (tracks 9-10) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 1:01:35 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Matt Pierson | |||
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tom Hull | A–[3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Wish is the second studio album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman; it was released in 1993 by Warner Bros. Records.[6]
Background[]
Joshua Redman said that "one of the reasons I wanted to work with these guys — aside from the obvious fact that they're masters — is because they're master storytellers." He said he was pleased with it because "it has a definite collective identity, a real organic unity."[7]
Reception[]
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson notes that although the album could have easily been avant-garde (due to Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins having been part of Ornette Coleman's quartet), it is actually a "mostly inside post-bop date". He also praises Redman's "ability to provide jazz interpretations of rock and R&B songs", saying that "in Redman's hands, Stevie Wonder's "Make Sure You're Sure" becomes a haunting jazz-noir statement, while Eric Clapton's ballad "Tears in Heaven" is changed from moving pop/rock to moving pop-jazz", noting that the latter could be called "smooth jazz with substance."[1]
It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart,[8] and won the DownBeat readers poll for "Album of the year" in 1994.[citation needed]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Turnaround" | Ornette Coleman | 6:24 |
2. | "Soul Dance" | Joshua Redman | 6:33 |
3. | "Make Sure You're Sure" | Stevie Wonder | 5:26 |
4. | "The Deserving Many" | Joshua Redman | 5:40 |
5. | "We Had a Sister" | Pat Metheny | 5:47 |
6. | "Moose the Mooche" | Charlie Parker | 3:32 |
7. | "Tears in Heaven" | Eric Clapton | 3:24 |
8. | "Whittlin'" | Pat Metheny | 5:23 |
9. | "Wish" (live) | Joshua Redman | 7:25 |
10. | "Blues for Pat" (live) | Charlie Haden | 12:07 |
Total length: | 1:01:35 |
Personnel[]
- Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
- Pat Metheny – guitar
- Charlie Haden – double bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alex Henderson. "Wish – Joshua Redman". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". archive.org. p. 4473. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
Joshua Redman
- ^ Group, Vibe Media (November 1993). "Joshua Redman". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Wish by Joshua Redman". Joshuaredman.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Wish – Joshua Redman|Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
External links[]
- Joshua Redman albums
- 1993 albums
- Albums produced by Matt Pierson