''Shadows and Reflections'' is an album by trumpeter and composer
Baikida Carroll
Baikida Carroll (born January 15, 1947) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Carroll studied at Southern Illinois University and at the Armed Forces School of Music. Following this he became a member of the Black Artists Group in St. Louis, where he dir ...
. It was recorded on January 13 and 20, 1982, at Sound House Studio in Newburgh, New York, and was released on vinyl later that year by
Soul Note
Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.
History
Black S ...
. On the album, Carroll is joined by saxophonist
Julius Hemphill
Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute.
Biography
Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...
, pianist
Anthony Davis
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a Power forward (basketball), power f ...
, double bassist
Dave Holland Dave Holland or David Holland may refer to:
*Dave Holland (bassist)
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, and drummer
Pheeroan akLaff.
Reception
In a review for
AllMusic
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, Bob Rusch wrote: "The material here sounded like it could have been a late Blue Note recording; in fact, there were times when the horns brought back flashbacks of the Jackie McLean-Charles Tolliver front line of the '60s. And for all their avant-garde credentials, this group sounded very comfortable and at home with the squirrelly free bop displayed here."
On a similar note,
Robert Palmer
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, regga ...
of ''
The New York Times
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'' suggested that the album is "most reminiscent of the records the Blue Note label used to turn out in the mid-1960's - adventurous music that was always grounded in the verities of swing and the blues," and called it "a breath of fresh air." He remarked: "Anyone who doubts that musicians associated with the avant-garde can play this sort of thing, and make it move, should listen to what Mr. Carroll, Anthony Davis, Pheeroan Ak Laff, and the other musicians heard here do with it."
The authors of ''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
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'' awarded the album a full four stars, and commented: "Carroll has assembled a superb group of musicians... Holland... emerges as the key player, rooting the music in something dark and tremulously substantial."
Track listing
Composed by Baikida Carroll.
# "Kaki" – 7:18
# "Jahi Sundance Lake" – 7:46
# "Left Jab" – 8:58
# "Pyramids" – 10:08
# "At Roi" – 8:18
Personnel
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Baikida Carroll
Baikida Carroll (born January 15, 1947) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Carroll studied at Southern Illinois University and at the Armed Forces School of Music. Following this he became a member of the Black Artists Group in St. Louis, where he dir ...
– trumpet, flugelhorn
*
Julius Hemphill
Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute.
Biography
Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...
– alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
*
Anthony Davis
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a Power forward (basketball), power f ...
– piano
*
Dave Holland Dave Holland or David Holland may refer to:
*Dave Holland (bassist)
David Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English double bassist, bass guitarist, cellist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has ...
– double bass
*
Pheeroan akLaff – drums
References
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1982 albums
Baikida Carroll albums
Black Saint/Soul Note albums