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This recording by veteran bassist Ray Drummond--who has worked with everyone from Art Farmer to Wynton Marsalis--is his eighth project as a leader and it features tenor-soprano saxophonist Craig Handy, the fleet-fingered pianist Stephen Scott, and the time-steady drummer Billy Hart. With Handy's Coltrane-Henderson saxisms, Scott's McCoy Tyner-toned piano, and Hart's articulate drum thunderstorms, Drummond shows that he is a no-nonsense accompanist who lays down deep, strong bass lines that articulate the groove and inspire his bandmates. But that doesn't mean he can't shine as a soloist. His textured solo on the traditional hymn "Goin' Home" highlights his unique tradition-in-transition style, which is also evident on his own modal composition "Driftin'." "Little Waltz" reveals Drummond's debt to the tune's composer, the legendary Ron Carter. John Coltrane's "Mr. P.C." and Wayne Shorter's Brazilian ballad "Ana Maria" are rendered with a moving and modern-sounding nod to the '60s style of improvisation for which Ray Drummond is so well known. --Eugene Holley Jr.
From Jazziz
It's fair to say that Ray Drummond has never made a bad record as a leader, and every one he makes seems better than the last. That he is one of the finest bass players alive goes without saying, but he also brings a certain cosmopolitan taste to his own records - in choice of tunes, of sidemen, of arrangements - which marks them as well above the norm. This quartet recording documents what was briefly a working band (with drummer Billy Hart, pianist Stephen Scott, and saxophonist Craig Handy). And all Drummond's recording virtues are in place again: some standards, some Shorter tunes, some attractive originals (especially the floating "Ballade Poetique"); and for the first time on his own recordings, a good representation of his powerful, no-frills bass on solos (such as Coltrane's "Mr. P.C."). What sets Drummond's solo work apart from others' is the way he integrates it with the band, or in this case, how beautifully he works in duo with Billy Hart. (The 1.2.3.4. of the title refers to Drummond's intention to make this quartet recombinant outside of the usual quartet formation.)
This is the kind of jazz record they used to make: consistent, poised, confident, a pleasure to contemplate.
--- John F. Szwed, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Modern bass master's retrospective album up with the best,
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Recipe for musical excellence: judicious balance of two musicians steeped in the history of the music-Mr Hart and Mr Drummond- with two younger musicians establishing themselves as masters in their own right - Mr Scott and Mr Handy; add a variety of contexts - different meters, solo, duo, trio, and quartet; add a range of compositions, standards - Ann Ronnell's Willow Weep for Me, Traditional - Goin' Home (a brilliant highlight for Mr Handy's tenor reminding one of Mr Shepp's version),Originals eg - Oh Jay (which really cooks) by Mr Drummond, and you have it. Highlights for me include Ballad Poetique an impressive impressionistic tone poem in the form of a free improvisation; a stunning piano solo by Mr Scott on Driftin'; and Craig Handy's tenor on Oh Jay reminiscent of Mr Coltrane but his own sound. Naturally, the bass is mixed forward and given prominence but it is not obtrusive in terms of the other players - yet I found it a little "hard" cf the opening track Ana Maria by Wayne Shorter. In this regard, I prefer a "woodier" sound, just personal taste I guess. Yet on other tracks, say on the solo track Prelude to a Kiss, I didn't notice this "hardness'. The leader, Mr Drummond considers this a retrospective of his distinguished career which includes appearances on over 300 discs. It may be the bass in jazz has been given a new lease of life with the birth of the CD - no more tracking problems. Recording standards seem very high now and some wonderful music has been released by bassists, Haden, Peacock, Andy McKee (Sound Roots a must have), Ben Allison, Dave Holland, etc. Mr Drummond's album 1-2-3-4 is up there with them.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great effort but again wish they ad 4.5 star option,
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But listening now and gave them 5 star benefit of doubt.Drummond is so ubiquitous he is becoming the new Milt Hinton.I great for but not to up in mix.Maybe now "Blue Trane" but a super solid effort with a band tat can't miss.I must find more Craig Handy because here he plays with surefootedness and elan.Great on all tempos.Stephen Scott was always somebody I though worthy of more recognition (best member in Sonny Rollins band whenever I saw them).And is Billy "Jabali" Hart anything other then the epitome of taste.Just at moment when CD seems like it may drag a bit it comes backs.No explosions here just a rock solid CD
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