Shayari

Ron Blake | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mack Avenue
• ASIN: B0010V4TPA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,955 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

(Shayari) is put forth in a sparkling, closely recorded manner that should finally establish the name Ron Blake -- and the name Michael Cain -- as a jazz force to be reckoned with.


Tenor saxophonist Ron Blake makes large statements utilizing small groups on his latest Mack Avenue release, offering 13 diverse and creative duo and trio recordings. Although Virgin Island native Blake's name is the one on the cover here, co-credit truly should have gone to pianist and producer Michael Cain, who appears on every track, wrote or co-wrote some of the music, and guides it all as much as Blake does. The two work beautifully together, and although Shayari probably would have played just as splendidly if Blake and Cain were the only two musicians on it, its A-list of guests -- bassist (and former employer) Christian McBride, drummer Jack DeJohnette, violinist Regina Carter, and percussionist Gilmar Gomes -- brings vital flavorings to the tracks on which the guests appear. --All Music Guide

Product Description

Multi-talented saxophonist Ron Blake inhabits many worlds and nowhere is this more apparent than on Shayari, Blake's third release on MACK AVENUE.

Highlighting performances by Jack DeJohnette, Christian McBride, Michael Cain, Regina Carter and Gilmar Gomes, Shayari reveals the complexities and innovation of Ron s musicianship. He is an in-demand session and group player (Meshell Ndegeocello, Saturday Night Live Band), a forward thinking band leader and educator recently named to the faculty of Juilliard, and a seasoned live performer whose stage presence captivates.

Produced by Michael Cain, Shayari combines fertile ground from each of Ron Blake s worlds to create an extraordinary landscape of its own.