New Standards (Malachi Thompson album)

New Standards is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1993.[1][2][3]

New Standards
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedApril 20–22, 1993
StudioRiverside Studio, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length71:39
LabelDelmark
DD-473
ProducerRobert G. Koester
Malachi Thompson chronology
Lift Every Voice
(1993)
New Standards
(1993)
Buddy Bolden's Rag
(1993)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Allmusic reviewer Steven McDonald stated "New Standards takes on a nice variety of material ... The playing is entertainingly upbeat, keeping the music interesting even when Thompson and the band go off into improvisational wilds. Thompson's trumpet work is outstanding, entertaining and listenable without condescending to the production of light and fluffy jazz".[4]

Track listing edit

  1. "Joshua" (Victor Feldman) – 6:38
  2. "Pinnoccio" (Wayne Shorter) – 8:25
  3. "Crescent" (John Coltrane) – 8:48
  4. "Resolution" (Coltrane) – 5:57
  5. "If I Only Had a Brain" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 8:57
  6. "We Speak" (Booker Little) – 11:31
  7. "Dhyia Malika" (Malachi Thompson) – 8:25
  8. "Chicago Soundscapes" (Thompson) – 12:58

Personnel edit

  • Malachi Thompson – trumpet
  • Steve Berry – trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
  • Joe Ford – alto saxophone (tracks 5-8)
  • Ron Bridgewater (tracks 1 & 2), Carter Jefferson (tracks 5-8), Sonny Seals (tracks 3 & 4) – tenor saxophone
  • Kirk Brown – piano
  • Yosef Ben Israel (tracks 1 & 2), John Whitfield (tracks 3-8) – bass
  • Nasar Abedey (tracks 3, 4, 7 & 8), Avreeayl Ra (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6) – drums
  • Dr. Cuz – percussion (track 8)

References edit

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
  2. ^ Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Carter Jefferson discography accessed October 14, 2019
  4. ^ a b McDonald, Steven. Malachi Thompson: New Standards – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1399. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.