Portrait in Sound

Steve Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stretch Records
• ASIN: B00004VW1D
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,933 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Portrait In Sound

2. I'm Old Fashioned

3. Shadows

4. The Slowdown

5. Darn That Dream

6. Runway

7. Somber Song

8. A Bundle Of Joy

9. I Found You

10. Samba D

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Just a Trombone Record, August 28, 2000

By 

Jeff Albert (Mandeville, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portrait in Sound (Audio CD)

Portrait in Sound by Steve Davis is an excellent CD. It contains fresh new compositions, and very creative improvisations by all involved. It is not just a trombone record, but a great jazz record that happened to have been made by a trombonist.

4.0 out of 5 stars Creamy Trombone Tone, July 6, 2009

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Karl W. Nehring (Ostrander, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portrait in Sound (Audio CD)

Trombonist Steve Davis is yet another musician who has been associated with jazz icon Chick Corea. But Davis has put together a fine outing here that stands on its own quite well, thank you. The band that Davis has put together for this outing includes Steve Nelson on vibes, David Hazeltine on piano, Nat Reeves on bass, and Joe Farnsworth on drums; in addition, a couple of cuts were made with Brad Mehldau on piano, Avishai Cohen on bass, and Jeff Ballard on drums, plus Steve Wilson playing alto sax on one cut and flute on another. The music consists of standards such as "I'm Old Fashioned" and "Darn That Dream," an original by Chick Corea, and several originals by Davis.

Davis has a rich, creamy tone on his trombone, and a focused style of playing that communicates well. Some jazz fans may recall that bassist Dave Holland has put together a band featuring trombone and vibes (Steve Nelson, in fact, as I recall, and Steve Wilson played alto sax on one of Holland's CD releases); Davis has found trombone and vibes to be an interesting combination that he has sought to explore on this recording, with rewarding results. The cuts done with Mehldau on piano are also quite rewarding. The sound quality is good, making this a most attractive release overall. Those who have flipped over the Dave Holland releases on ECM are especially invited to give Portrait in Sound an audition.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NO VIBES!, October 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Portrait in Sound (Audio CD)

THIS A GREAT TROMBONE PLAYER WITH GOOD MATERIAL AND AN EXCELLENT BAND...MY ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT I MUST BE ONE OF THE FEW JAZZ FANS WHO HATES THE SOUND OF THE VIBES..IT CAN TURN GOOD MUSIC LIKE THIS INTO IRRITATING LATE NIGHT LOUNGE MUSIC...IT REMINDS ME OF THOSE BANDS WHO USED TO WEAR TUXEDOS WITH GLARING FRILLY SHIRTS..AM I ALONE?