Artist: Jesse Davis
Album: Horn of Passion
Genre: Hard Bop, Post-Bop
Label: Concord Jazz
Released: 1991
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- C.P. Time (Davis) - 4:00
- Here's That Rainy Day (Burke-Van Heusen) - 8:02
- Star Dust (Parish-Carmichael) - 8:38
- Stop & Go (Davis) - 4:57
- For Heaven's Sake (Edwards-Meyer-Bretton) - 6:49
- Li'l Mac (Davis) - 4:35
- Violets for Your Furs (Adair-Dennis) - 5:12
- Gone with the Wind (Magidson-Wrubel) - 6:17
- Testimonial (Davis) - 6:33
- Cat Talk (Davis) - 5:32
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- Personnel:
- Jesse Davis - alto saxophone
- Mulgrew Miller - piano
- Rufus Reid (#1-3,5,7,8), Tyler Mitchell (#4,6,9,10) - bass
- Jimmy Cobb (#1-3,5,7,8), Eric McPherson (#4,6,9,10) - drums
- Antoine Roney - tenor saxophone (#4,6,9,10)
Altoist Jesse Davis' debut as a leader finds the talented altoist very much influenced by Cannonball Adderley's sound at this early stage. He holds his own with the top-notch rhythm section (comprised of piansit Mulgrew Miller, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Jimmy Cobb) on five standards and his own "C.P. Time," and performs four originals with a different quartet that includes tenor saxophonist Antoine Roney (brother of Wallace), bassist Tyler Mitchell and drummer Eric McPherson (son of Charles). Davis (25 at the time) showed a great deal of potential at this point and also displayed surprising maturity on the ballads. An impressive start to his career.
Review by Scott Yanow