Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)

Joshua Redman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000AG95
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,435 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Summertime

2. Interlude 1

3. Visions

4. Yesterdays

5. Interlude 2

6. I Had a King

7. The Times They Are A-Changin'

8. It Might as Well Be Spring

9. How Deep Is the Ocean?

10. Love for Sale

11. Interlude 6

12. Eleanor Rigby

13. Interlude 7

14. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Young Lions?, May 7, 2000

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Brint Conley (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times) (Audio CD)

Where would modern jazz be without Joshua Redman? He stands as one of the few living sax players capable of actually making and original statement with his instrument, and doing so ina manner that will leave a lasting impression on the listener. "Timeless Tales" is without any original Redman compositions, so a first time listener will not be able to hear the full abilities of this young man. Still, for someone new to jazz or interested in strong improvs of well known standards this is an excellent selection. If there are any complaints to be made they are few. The group is perhaps too laid back at times (Times They Are a Changing) but they still provide timeless renditions of "TImeless Tales" none the less.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great C.D.! Immensely Satisfying!, February 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times) (Audio CD)

Joshua Redman's openness to pop forms and his gifts for expressing its open emotions in language uncompromisingly that of Jazz's highest aspirations makes him a unique figure in contemporary improvising.On the tenor saxaphone he projects elements of the whole tradition of his instrument in Jazz-- Jump band, Soul, Bebop, Romatic Tenor Ballad, Free; his sound is his own, and his style is getting there.He understands how to construct drama in musical language.He has a centered tone,swings unerringly,creates elegant melodies within complex structures.Redman has expaned his horizons with each release, and his 1998 offering "Timeless Tales" is no exception. Joined by a brilliantly interactive peer group rhythm section (pianist Brad Mehldau,bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Brian Blade),the saxophonist interprets five songbook classics and five "new standards" blending a sophisticated understanding of Pop codes with a comprehensive command of the Jazz vocabulary. Give it a listen.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Beauty, April 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times) (Audio CD)

If kids today only knew what they were missing.Joshua Redman is a great musician and this is truly a wonderful recording.My favorite cut is "visions" a remake of the Stevie Wonder classic.Music like this never gets old unlike the garbage we are inundated with on radio and television.If anyone is interested in hearing some great TIMELESS JAZZ!PICK UP THIS C.D.