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2008 release of Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band which is their first new album in eight years by this critically acclaimed ensemble. Season of Changes finds the dynamic performer and composer reunited with his writing partner and muse, Jon Cowherd (Lizz Wright's Salt) and the critically acclaimed guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel. Brian Blade is universally acknowledged as one of the finest drummers and musicians in all of popular music. His resume is as diverse as it is impressive having recorded and or/performed with Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois, Bill Frisell, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Joshua Redman, Seal, Wayne Shorter and more. 9 tracks.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 4.93 x 0.41 inches; 3.95 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Verve
Run time ‏ : ‎ 46 minutes
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2008
Label ‏ : ‎ Verve
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0015MS7DO
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #19,051 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #48 in Avant Garde & Free Jazz (CDs & Vinyl)
- #98 in Modern Postbebop (CDs & Vinyl)
- #145 in Bebop (CDs & Vinyl)

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Roger Berlind

Lovely example of contemporary jazz

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2009

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This is a lovely example of contemporary jazz, enjoyable from start to finish. My first exposure to Brian Blade was as the drummer of Wayne Shorter's quartet on 3 recent albums. I then heard his Fellowship Band on a jazz documentary called "Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense" and liked what I heard. So, when I visited some friends in Montreal during the Montreal Jazz Festival this year, I got some tickets for their concert which was terrific. The band (missing guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel) played a lot of this album and really impressed me. Blade's drumming was exciting and Jon Cowherd played lovely melodies on keyboards, but the guys who impressed me most were Myron Walden and Melvin Butler on horns. These guys blended so well together, as if they were telepathically connected. Of course, the entire band plays very cohesively and clearly listen to each other carefully. Additionally, the compositions are full of melody, emotion and musical ideas.

You can hear all of that on this lovely album from beginning to end. My only complaint is that Blade's cymbals sounded much better live. On the recording they lack the color and intensity of his live performance. Perhaps this is a limit of recording technology. (I listened through a pair of expensive speakers and two different pairs of headphones.) Other than that, the recording seems to have captured the sound of the band very well.

I highly recommend this album and encourage you to hear the band live if you get a chance.

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Another wonderful cornerstone from the Fellowship

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2008

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This record is slower and more somber and deliberate in general than the previous two Fellowship releases. It's also missing the inspirational and atmospheric pedal steel work of Dave Easley, who was a big part of the first two discs.

But it's still a must-have and a must-listen for me. It has the instantly recognizable Fellowship vibe, which is not to be found anywhere else. This band plays with tremendous commitment and communion, and the writing is truly singular and remarkable. There's nothing else out there that sounds like this ensemble, and few efforts go as deep or feature such empathetic playing.

Brian Blade and the other players in this band have been involved in many other noteworthy projects, but this thing that they have together as a unit is special. To me, the three Fellowship records are confirming and uplifting emotional and spiritual touchstones. I frequently give them to people and hope that they can take some time out, soak the music in and give it a chance to make a difference to them.

Whether you're a musician or not, as many people have said, music has the power to change and enhance lives, and the Fellowship's body of music is right up at the top of my personal list of life changing and enhancing music. I know it's not for everyone and some people are not overly enthusiastic about it - that's OK. It reached out and grabbed me involuntarily, and I'm so glad that many others feel as strongly about this group as I do.

Keep this band working and recording, Brian. I know the economics are a challenge for a 6 or 7 piece band playing original music. But it needs to keep on being heard and felt.

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John R. Grimshaw

Taking Jazz to a different place... music for you soul!

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2008

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All of Brian Blades Fellowship albums (this is the third) are excellent! The compositions are from the heart and soul of the writer's and the players bring life to them with pieces of their own hearts and souls. This is not the same old bebop variations that you hear from Wynton and his followers. This is new music, that's rather difficult to pigeonhole. It's definitely jazz, though. There is great improvising, there is a great flow within the whole group. They obviously love to play this music, and they obviously love to play together. They have a definite group sound, and the compositions are not just platforms for solos, they are complex conceptual pieces that sound simple. That's a difficult thing to pull off and they do it masterfully. Be sure and listen to it several times before you decide if you like it. It grows on you, and soon you'll be carrying it with you everywhere you go, just like I do!

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Scott

Essential recording

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019

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I don’t know why this recording is out-of-print. For any fan of the Brian Blade Fellowship, this is a must have. Also, for fans of Kurt Rosenwinkel, this recording showcases his brilliant playing and soloing. I’m happy to have found a used CD in excellent condition from an Amazon seller.

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eliot gardenstreet

Thanks Brian for some of Kurt's most enjoyable playing

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2008

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I just played this cd after listening to Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar, co-produced by John Scofield, and I was struck by how Kurt Rosenwinkel's playing with the Brian Blade Fellowship sounds better to me than the playing of most of the greats of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. So many of these guys sound tense, as if they're trying to prove something. I like virtuosity as well the next man, but I like it most when a player's skill gives him the confidence to relax and get into a tune. Kurt's playing on this album displays that rare combination of flawless technique and a big heart. In fact these are my favorite KR tracks since Heartcore. Melvin Butler's tenor playing and Chris Thomas's bass playing are unusually soulful too. Thanks Brian for a great album.

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Karin Z.

Bought this as a gift for my dad; he loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2019

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Got this for my dad for Christmas and he loved it!

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Lark

Good CD as described

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2019

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Good CD as described

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DatDudeCrazee

Very Good, But......

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2008

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My initial reaction was ELATION after not having heard anything new from them in about 4 or 5 years (I was lucky enough to catch them at the Village Vanguard a few years after Perceptual but long before this new CD). Well, after a week of listening to Season of Changes it started to feel/sound like an extension of Perceptual. That's not necessarily bad because Perceptual was INCREDIBLE. But there was a similarity yet a noticable difference between the Fellowship's debut and Perceptual. There's not too much difference between Perceptual and Season of Changes. I wish this CD was longer by about 15 to 20 minutes. Although that feels like a greedy thought as I was not expecting Brian Blade to ever release another CD.

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Mr. D. P. Lloyd

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2021

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This is a fantastic album.
Beautiful music expertly played
Fantastic

M. N. Pearson

Loud and alone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2013

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Only play if you have the time to listen all the way through. Transcendental is a good word to use here.

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Andrea Povellato

Un sestetto in versione sinfonica

Reviewed in Italy on December 27, 2015

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Il sestetto guidato da Brian Blade (batterista del quartetto di Wayne Shorter da molti anni) e da Jon Cowherd (tastierista) ritorna con la sua Fellowship Band, dopo due album registrati tra il 1998 e il 2000 con la produzione di Daniel Lanois. Della formazione di allora sono ancora presenti i due sassofonisti (Myron Walden e Melvin Butler), oltre a Jon Cowhred e Kurt Rosenwinkel, un chitarrista un po' sottovalutato che contribuisce in misura notevole alla riuscita di questo bel album.
Non aspettatevi il classico gruppo di jazz moderno che si muove sulla solita falsariga dell'esposizione del tema seguita dagli assoli. Certo ci sono anche degli ottimi interventi da parte di tutti, con l'eccezione del leader, Brian Blade, che si "limita" a guidare il gruppo e a condurre il gioco con il suo drumming preciso ed efficace, colorando instancabilmente le dinamiche ritmiche. La parte melodica, eseguita all'unisono dai due fiati con la chitarra, è molta marcata e caratterizza un po' tutte le composizioni dovute a Cowherd e Blade. Per questo la musica mi sembra molto "sinfonica" (forse il termine non del tutto appropriato), corale anche nel momento in cui emergono gli assoli. Ascoltate Stoner Hill in proposito.
Tra i vari pezzi, tutti veramente belli, sceglierei Season of Changes (che dà il titolo all'album) che dopo un prologo un po' pensoso di Cowherd si apre con un unisono da cui emerge Rosenwinkel (da ascoltare con attenzione anche in Return of the Prodigal Son). Anche nella seconda parte di Most precious il chitarrista si lancia in un assolo molto intenso. Improvisation e Alpha e Omega (un duetto tra Cowherd e Walden senza Blade) sono legate tra loro dall'uso dell'harmonium. Molto intensa anche Stoner Hill, giocata su una melodia fuori dagli schemi usuali del jazz.
Malgrado la musica si muova dentro il linguaggio jazzistico, ci sono echi di altri tipi di musica dal gospel al pop, dal folk al soul. Ma è la miscela ad essere sorprendentemente originale e molto personale, merito anche delle composizioni e e degli ottimi arrangiamenti.

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Douglas MacRae

New Jazz Sounds

Reviewed in Canada on February 18, 2013

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Thom Jurek of All Music Guide says it best. "The musical range of this group is vast, as are the influences that inform its individual members, but as a unit they sound like no one else. Their long-term working relationship has paid off handsomely here; these tunes are all bravely voiced and beautifully articulated compositions of modern jazz. (The word "modern" should be translated to mean "in the 2000s era" rather than as an empty signifier that denotes type or subgenre in this context.) These selections have been molded by many different styles of music from the American vernacular: from folk and gospel to pop and soul standards, from country and blues to the spiritual jazz of Coltrane and Strata East, and even rock. But there is no mistaking what Seasons of Changes is. Something this ambitious yet earthy, so sophisticated, yet accessible to virtually any set of ears, could only be jazz."

I love this band. The music is inspiring, and different. All songs are great. They flow together like a complete jazz suite. Glorious. Majestic. Soothing. Gentle but dynamic. Buy it.

claudio

Bello

Reviewed in Italy on March 14, 2014

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Per me molto bello, pulito e registrato molto molto bene. Consigliato a tutti anche i non amanti del genere. Buono

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