Lakecia Benjamin
Pursuance: The Coltranes
2020 - Ropeadope Records: RAD-535
https://www.ropeadope.com/lakecia-benjamin/
https://www.ropeadope.com/news/2020/3/5/pursuance-the-coltranes-lakecia-benjamin
https://lakeciabenjamin.bandcamp.com/album/pursuance-the-coltranes
* Lakecia Benjamin : alto saxophone, keyboards (8), backing vocals (8)
* Gary Bartz : alto saxophone (1)
* Sharp Radway : piano (1, 3-5, 7, 9-10, 13)
* Chris Rob : piano (1, 8)
* Lonnie Plaxico : bass (1-5, 9, 12)
* Darrell Green : drums (1-2, 5-6, 9-13)
* Gamiel Lyons : flute (2, 5)
* Surya Botofasina : piano (2, 12)
* Reggie Workman : bass (2, 4, 9, 13)
* Juliette Jones : viola (2), violin (5)
* Jarvis Benson : viola (2, 5)
* Malcolm Parson : cello (2, 5)
* Brandee Younger : harp (2, 5)
* Jazzmeia Horn : vocals (3)
* Chris Rob : organ (3)
* Joe Blaxx : drums (3-4, 8)
* Regina Carter : violin (4)
* Marcus Strickland : bass clarinet (5)
* Rootstock Republic : strings (5)
* Riza Printup : copyist (5)
* Keyon Harrold : trumpet (6)
* David Bryant : electric piano Fender Rhodes (6)
* Ron Carter : bass (6)
* Steve Wilson : alto saxophone (7)
* John Benitez : bass (7)
* Marcus Gilmore : drums(7)
* Dudley Perkins : backing vocals (8)
* Zakiyyah Modeste : backing vocals (8)
* Georgia Anne Muldrow : vocals (8)
* Me’Shell NdegéOcello : bass (8)
* Ricardo Ramos : guitar (8)
* Bertha Hope : piano (9)
* Abiodun Oyewole : narrator (10)
* Dee Dee Bridgewater : vocals (10)
* Jonathan Michel : bass (10-11)
* Bendji Allonce : percussion (10, 12)
* Marc Cary : piano (11)
* Bruce Williams : alto saxophone (13)
* Greg Osby : alto saxophone (13)
https://www.lakeciabenjamin.com/
https://www.thecoltranehome.org/
Recorded by Ben Kane and Jackie Sanchez at Electric Garden 90 South 8th Street,
Williamsburg, New York, USA.
Recorded by Jermey Delaney at Kaleidoscope Studios 514, Monastery Pl,
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
Recorded by Aaron Nevezie at The Bunker Studios 400 south second street,
Williamsburg, New York, USA.
Reviews
By Dave Sumner
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-jazz/the-best-bandcamp-jazz-march-2020
On this tribute to the music of Alice and John Coltrane, Lakecia Benjamin plays
it pretty straight. The saxophonist infuses a spirituality into the foundation
of these renditions, and this quality, in addition to an appealing propulsion
and unerring melodicism, makes this a pretty easy recommendation to make to
fans of the Coltrane songbook. There are a couple of pieces that stray into
mainstream jazz territory, which leads to a mixed bag on “Central Park West”
and an outstanding take on “Om Shanti,” which is a gold standard of how to
honor an original work and give it a personal voice. A small army of musicians
contribute to this recording, including bassist Reggie Workman, violinist
Regina Carter, harpist Brandee Younger, bassist Ron Carter, and saxophonists
Gary Bartz, and Marcus Strickland (to name, seriously, just a few).
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By Mike Jurkovic
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pursuance-the-coltranes-lakecia-benjamin-ropeadope
By Jerome Wilson
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pursuance-the-coltranes-lakecia-benjamin-ropeadope__27951
By Morgan Enos
https://jazztimes.com/features/columns/lakecia-benjamin-and-the-coltranes/
By Rob Shepherd
https://postgenre.org/review-lakecia-benjamins-pursuance-the-coltranes/
By Filipe Freitas
https://jazztrail.net/blog/lakecia-benjamin-pursuance-coltranes-album-review
By Jim Hynes
https://glidemagazine.com/241824/lakecia-benjamin-gathers-jazz-royalty-on-tribute-to-john-alice-coltrane-via-pursuance-the-coltranes-album-review/
Patrick Španko (sk)
https://www.skjazz.sk/news/showNew/cd-lakecia-benjamin-pursuance-the-coltranes
Por «La habitación del Jazz» (es)
https://lahabitaciondeljazz.blogspot.com/2020/05/lakecia-benjamin-cd-pursuance-coltranes.html
