Bob Berg - Enter The Spirit
Artist: Bob Berg
Title: Enter The Spirit
STRETCH RECORDS, GRS 00052(CD)
(P)(C)1993 GRP RECORDS, INC., USA
RELEASED: 1993, USA
Label: STRETCH RECORDS
Number of Discs: 1
Genre Jazz
Style: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Source: Original CD
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Cover front only
Personnel
Bob Berg: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Chick Corea: piano on 2,8,9
David Kikoski: piano (on 3,4,5,10), Rhodes piano (on 7)
Jim Beard: piano (on 1), Rhodes piano (on 4)
James Genus: bass
Dennis Chambers: drums
Tracks:
1.Second Sight (5:55) [Bob Berg]
2.Snapshot (5:17) [Chick Corea]
3.Promise (8:41) [Chick Corea]
4.Nature Of The Beast (7:58) [Bob Berg]
5.Sometime Ago (7:00) [Sergio Mihanovich]
6.No Moe (4:11) [Sonny Rollins]
7.Night Moves (7:25) [Bob Berg]
8.Blues For Béla (6:28) [Bob Berg]
9.I Love You Pogy (4:41) [George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward]
10.Angles (5:32) [Bob Berg]
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biography
Tenor saxophonist Bob Berg channeled the bold dynamics of hard bop to emerge as one of contemporary jazz's most expressive and resourceful improvisers, honing a richly articulated sound bolstered by flawless technical command. Born in New York City on April 7, 1951, Berg grew up in Brooklyn, initiating piano lessons at age six. At 13, he moved to alto saxophone, first discovering jazz when a high school teacher introduced him to the music of Cannonball Adderley and Horace Silver. After dropping out of New York's High School of Performing Arts, Berg enrolled in a special non-academic curriculum at the Juilliard School of Music. In 1968, he made his professional debut touring behind Brother Jack McDuff, and by the time the 1960s drew to a close, he specialized in tenor saxophone, his subsequent creative path profoundly shaped by John Coltrane. After a brief flirtation with free jazz Berg renounced the avant-garde in favor of postwar bop. On the recommendation of fellow saxophonist Michael Brecker, he joined Silver in 1973, remaining with his boyhood hero for three years, when he replaced George Coleman in Cedar Walton's Eastern Rebellion. In 1978 Berg stepped out to record his debut LP, New Birth, and after leaving Walton in 1981 he cut his sophomore effort, Steppin': Live in Europe; he rose to new levels of renown upon joining Miles Davis in 1984, a three-year stint that set the stage for his 1987 breakout session, Short Stories. Berg closed out the decade in the band he led with co-founder/guitarist Mike Stern, cutting a series of LPs including 1988's Cycles and 1990's In the Shadows. In 1992, he signed on with Chick Corea's acoustic quartet, and that same year led his own quartet on a U.S. Department of State-sponsored tour of the Caribbean. Upon releasing the 1997 solo date Another Standard, Berg joined an acoustic reincarnation of the group Steps Ahead, and in 2000 he also joined the cooperative project the Jazz Times Superband, collaborating with Randy Brecker, Joey Defranchesco, and Dennis Chambers. Berg next surfaced alongside vibraphonist Joe Locke in the group 4 Walls of Freedom. Sadly, their eponymous debut set did not appear until after the saxophonist's death in an auto accident near his home on Long Island on December 5, 2002. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
review
An intense and exciting release, ENTER THE SPIRIT is one oftenor and soprano saxophonist Bob Berg's best to date. His earlier albums draw attention to such Berg influences as Wayne Shorter and Michael Brecker, while later releases, such as RIDDLES, are more pop-oriented. ENTER THE SPIRIT is right on the mark, showcasing a variety of interesting compositions and the improvisatory skills not only of the leader but also of drummer Dennis Chambers.
"Nature of the Beast" features Chambers in a long, extensive and undeniably fiery solo, while "Noe Moe" features Berg and Chambers in a duet setting. The musical rapport between the two players is nothing short of electrifying. Other fine performances are given by the young pianist, David Kikoski, whose seasoned accompaniment belies his youth, and by Chick Corea, whose guest appearances on "Snapshot", "I Loves You Porgy", and ""Blues for Bela" complete this wonderfully exploratory album.
Although Bob Berg has still not developed a strikingly original tone, his talents on tenor and soprano are so consistent as to be taken for granted. With either Chick Corea, David Kikoski, or Jim Beard on keyboards, Berg is in fine form on this quartet session that is highlighted by two of Corea's tunes, "Sometime Ago" and Sonny Rollins's "No Moe," the latter a duet with drummer Dennis Chambers. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
