Sweet Honey Bee (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Duke Pearson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: BLUE NOTE
• Run Time: 39 minutes
• ASIN: B0001GWAIS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,109 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Sweet Honey Bee (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) by Duke Pearson

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IN RARE FORM, March 25, 2007

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Brian D. Fitzpatrick (Medford, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Honey Bee (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (Audio CD)

PERSONNEL:

Freddie Hubbard-trumpet

Joe Henderson-tenor sax

James Spaulding-alto sax,flute

Duke Pearson-piano

Ron Carter-bass

Mikey Rocker-drums

Well-known for his superlative arranging skills for big band as well as smaller ensembles,and as a solid main-stream pianist,this recording is a

good testimonial to all of these attributes.I consider SWEET HONEY BEE to be the finest recording during his tenure at BLUE NOTE RECORDS.This sextet is polished,with some great originals by Pearson,top-shelf soloing all around, and a really superb rhythm section,with Freddie Hubbard,James Spaulding,and Joe Henderson taking full advantage of the moment.Standouts for me were the surreal qualities of 'GAS LIGHT',which merits a thoughtful and hi-calibre solo by Henderson,and the straight ahead 'one-two punch' of 'BIG BERTHA'.Hubbard,Spaulding and Henderson really 'smoke'this one,with the sparkling drive of Roker,Carter,and Duke spurring them on.On both these tunes Pearson really diplays his remarkable compositional and arranging skills.This comes highly reccomended.Also, two other suberb CD's with Duke Pearson as leader,are 'THE DUKE PEARSON BIG BAND' (Blue Note Records),and 'PROFILE'(with Stanley Turrentine/Blue Note Records).Enjoy! Health and happiness.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm really diggin' this, April 14, 2004

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kevnm "kevnm" (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Honey Bee (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (Audio CD)

A review I read (not here) bad-mouthed this, but I got a chance to hear it and my ears loved it. Far from a "blowing session," these tunes represent Pearson's compositional and arranging skills, and incorporate tasty solos without abandoning melody and form. A very cool 60s groove.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sweet indeed., September 18, 2004

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Cedric Westphal "cedichou" (san francisco, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Honey Bee (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (Audio CD)

this is my favorite duke pearson cd. It is not as much jazzy as it is loungy (there is less room for soloing, even though the cast is a-list, a big chunk of it is orchestrated), and it definitely has an easy listening quality to it, but once it is on, I can't help but play it again and again.