Sea Changes
Sea Changes | ||||
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Studio album by Tommy Flanagan | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Recorded | March 11–12, 1996 | |||
Studio | Clinton Recording Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 62:46 | |||
Label | Alfa Jazz ALCB-3907 | |||
Producer | Diana Flanagan and Todd Barkan | |||
Tommy Flanagan chronology | ||||
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Sea Changes is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan recorded in 1996 for the Japanese Alfa Jazz label.[1][2] In the United States, the album was released in 1997 by Evidence Music.
Five of the album's eleven compositions were recorded by Flanagan in 1957 for his debut album, Overseas, including "Relaxin' at Camarillo" and four Flanagan compositions ("Beat's Up", "Eclypso", "Verdandi" and "Dalarna"). The other titles are thematically related to the earlier album, which was recorded in Stockholm, either by their connection to the idea of the sea ("How Deep Is the Ocean", "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", "I Cover the Waterfront", "Sea Changes"), referencing Stockholm ("Dear Old Stockholm"), or, in the case of Ma Rainy's "See See Rider", including a homophone of "sea" in the title.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
AllMusic gave the album 4 stars with Ken Dryden's review stating: "It's easy to understand why Tommy Flanagan has been one of the most praised pianists over the '80s and '90s while listening to an excellent trio date such as this CD".[3] On All About Jazz, Chris M. Slawecki wrote: "in its own dignified, almost quiet, way, Sea Changes demonstrates that Tommy Flanagan remains a musician’s musician in every sense of the word – as an improviser and soloist, as a composer and arranger, as a melodic interpreter and as an accompanist for ample, robust solos by his musical partners".[4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Tommy Flanagan, except where indicated.
- "Sea Changes" - 6:30
- "Verdandi" - 4:23
- "Dalarna" - 4:58 spelled "Delarna" on the U.S. release
- "Eclypso" - 7:05
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 6:38
- "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) - 4:42 spelled "C.C. Rider" on the U.S. release
- "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 6:45
- "Beat's Up" - 5:30
- "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 6:09
- "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) - 5:14
- "Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional) - 4:52
Personnel
- Tommy Flanagan - piano
- Peter Washington - bass (tracks 1-10)
- Lewis Nash - drums (tracks 1-10)
References
- v
- t
- e
as leader
or co-leader
- Overseas (1957)
- Lonely Town (1959)
- The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960)
- Solo Piano (1974)
- The Tommy Flanagan Tokyo Recital (1975)
- Trinity (1976)
- Alone Too Long (1977)
- Confirmation (1977–78)
- Eclypso (1977)
- Montreux '77 (1977)
- Ballads & Blues (1978)
- More Delights (1978)
- Our Delights (1978)
- Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1978)
- The Super Jazz Trio (1978)
- Together (and Kenny Barron, 1978)
- Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (1978)
- Something Tasty (1979)
- Super-Session (1980)
- The Standard (1980)
- You're Me (1980)
- ...And a Little Pleasure (1981)
- The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan (1981)
- Giant Steps (1982)
- Thelonica (1982)
- The Magic of 2 (and Jaki Byard, 1982)
- Blues in the Closet (1983)
- I'm All Smiles (and Hank Jones, 1983)
- The Master Trio (and Ron Carter, Tony Williams, 1983)
- Nights at the Vanguard (1986)
- Jazz Poet (1989)
- Beyond the Blue Bird (1990)
- Flanagan's Shenanigans (1993)
- Lady Be Good ... For Ella (1993)
- Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones (1993)
- Sea Changes (1996)
- Sunset and the Mockingbird (1997)
Pepper
Adams
- Motor City Scene (1960)
- Encounter! (1968)
- The Master (1980)
- The Adams Effect (1985)
Kenny
Burrell
- Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956)
- Swingin' (1956)
- Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956)
- All Day Long (1957)
- Kenny Burrell (Prestige, 1957)
- Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)
- Weaver of Dreams (1960–61)
- Bluesy Burrell (and Coleman Hawkins, 1962)
John
Coltrane
- The Cats (no leader,1957)
- Jazz Way Out (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Mainstream 1958 (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Tanganyika Strut (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Giant Steps (Coltrane, 1959)
Art
Farmer
- Art (1960)
- Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962)
- The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
- Group Therapy (New York Jazz Sextet, 1965–66)
Ella
Fitzgerald
- Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964)
- Ella in Hamburg (1965)
- Sunshine of Your Love (1968)
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) (1969)
- Ella in Budapest (1970)
- Ella à Nice (1971)
- Ella Loves Cole (1972)
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972)
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)
- Ella in London (1974)
- Fine and Mellow (1974)
- Montreux '75 (1975)
- Montreux '77 (1977)
Curtis
Fuller
- Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957)
- Blues-ette (1959)
- Sliding Easy (1959)
- South American Cookin' (1961)
Coleman
Hawkins
- At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960)
- Coleman Hawkins All Stars (1960)
- Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
- Back in Bean's Bag (1962)
- Desafinado (1962)
- Good Old Broadway (1962)
- Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962)
- Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962)
- Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962)
- The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962)
- Today and Now (1962)
Milt
Jackson
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Bags' Opus (1958)
- Bean Bags (1958)
- Vibrations (1960–61)
- Invitation (1962)
- Statements (1961)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
J.J.
Johnson
- J Is for Jazz (1956)
- Blue Trombone (1957)
- Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
- First Place (1957)
- J. J. in Person! (1958)
- Pinnacles (1979)
Sonny
Rollins
- Saxophone Colossus (1956)
- There Will Never Be Another You (1965)
- Falling in Love with Jazz (1989)
- Old Flames (1993)
- Sonny Rollins + 3 (1995)
others
- Tentets (Franco Ambrosetti, 1985)
- Boss Tenor (Gene Ammons, 1960)
- Big Brass (Benny Bailey, 1960)
- Bash! (Dave Bailey, 1961)
- Who Is Gary Burton? (Gary Burton, 1962)
- Jazz Lab (Donald Byrd, 1957)
- Carter, Gillespie Inc. (Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie, 1976)
- Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
- More Party Time (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- Rhythm in Mind (Steve Coleman, 1991)
- Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
- Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1976)
- Collectors' Items (Miles Davis, 1956)
- Quiet Kenny (Kenny Dorham, 1959)
- The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976])
- Opening Remarks (Ted Dunbar, 1978)
- Patented by Edison (Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1960)
- The Book Cooks (Booker Ervin, 1960)
- The Song Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
- Chromatic Palette (Tal Farlow, 1981)
- The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975)
- Gettin' with It (Benny Golson, 1959)
- Free (Benny Golson, 1962)
- The Panther! (Dexter Gordon, 1970)
- The Swingin'est (Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958)
- Grey's Mood (Al Grey, 1973–75)
- It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
- Can't Help Swinging (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
- Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
- Out of the Afternoon (Roy Haynes and Roland Kirk, 1962)
- Really Big! (Jimmy Heath, 1960)
- New Picture (Jimmy Heath, 1985)
- Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson, released 1997)
- The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
- Mirage (Bobby Hutcherson, 1991)
- Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson, 1962)
- Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1962)
- Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960)
- Let's Swing! (Budd Johnson, 1960)
- Heart to Heart (Elvin Jones, 1980)
- Blues for Dracula (Philly Joe Jones, 1958)
- Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones, 1956)
- Mad Thad (Thad Jones, 1956–57)
- A Story Tale (Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red, 1961)
- The Adventurer (Clifford Jordan, 1978)
- Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
- Booker Little (1960)
- Vocalese (The Manhattan Transfer, 1985)
- Flute Flight (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
- Flute Soufflé (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
- Dusty Blue (Howard McGhee, 1960)
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Charles Mingus, 1960)
- De Lawd's Blues (Billy Mitchell, 1980)
- Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell, 1960–61)
- The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
- Jeru (Gerry Mulligan, 1962)
- Jive at Five (Joe Newman, 1960)
- Good 'n' Groovy (Joe Newman with Frank Foster, 1960)
- Joe's Hap'nin's (Joe Newman, 1961)
- Straight Life (Art Pepper, 1979)
- The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Limbo Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962)
- Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Dave Pike, 1962)
- Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962)
- Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester, 1960)
- Wisteria (Jimmy Raney, 1985)
- Swingin' with Pee Wee (Pee Wee Russell, 1960)
- Stable Mates (A. K. Salim, 1957)
- Here Comes Louis Smith (Louis Smith, 1958)
- Roots (Idrees Sulieman, 1957)
- Tate-a-Tate (Buddy Tate, 1960)
- Color Changes (Clark Terry, 1960)
- Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965)
- Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
- ZT's Blues (Stanley Turrentine, 1961)
- The Frank Wess Quartet (1960)
- Southern Comfort (Frank Wess, 1962)
- California Soul (Gerald Wilson, 1968)
- Pairing Off (Phil Woods, 1956)
- Rights of Swing (Phil Woods, 1961)