Keep Searchin

Steve Turre | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Highnote
• ASIN: B000HWXRH4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,588 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sanyas

2. Faded Beauty

3. Thandiwa

4. Reconciliation

5. Time Off

6. My Funny Valentine

7. Easy Now

8. Steppin' Out

9. Da Blues

10. Keep Searchin'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Consistent Excellence, May 14, 2007

By 

Richard Franck "jazz fan" (Cary, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keep Searchin (Audio CD)

I put off buying this album when I read a bad review in DownBeat, but after hearing it, I'm more convinced than ever to let my subscription to DownBeat expire. What I like about Steve Turre is that his work is consistently excellent. He has worked with a variety of performers and explored a range of styles (sometimes on the same album), and Keep Searchin' is no exception. But no matter what style he plays or who he works with, the result is polished, innovative and energetic.

On this disk, Stefon Harris is excellent as usual, and Turre (again, as usual) gives his guests plenty of room to stretch out. And don't be put off by the presence of Turre's wife, Akua Dixon, on baritone violin on several tracks. Turre's talents as an arranger show through especially on those tracks, as he integrates the two baritone voices beautifully.

The originals by Turre and Harris are all noteworthy, but for comparison purposes, I'll mention track 6, My Funny Valentine. This is the best version of this song since Gary Burton in 1962.