623 C Street

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = 623 C Street

| type = Album

| artist = Ralph Moore

| cover = 623 C Street.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = 1987

| recorded = February 27, 1987 and December 31, 1987

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

| genre = Jazz

| length = 59:44 CD reissue with additional tracks

| label = Criss Cross Jazz
Criss 1028

| producer = Gerry Teekens

| chronology = Ralph Moore

| prev_title = Round Trip

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Rejuvenate!

| next_year = 1989

}}

623 C Street is the second album led by saxophonist Ralph Moore which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1028.html Criss Cross Jazz Records discography] accessed January 8, 2019[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Ralph_Moore.htm Jazzlists: Ralph Moore discography] accessed January 8, 2019

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} |rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1035}}

}}

In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "Displaying a tone on tenor similar to John Coltrane's, Moore's note choices are more original than his sound. A solid modern mainstream set".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000054646|first=Scott|last=Yanow|label=Ralph Moore: 623 C Street - Review|accessdate=January 8, 2019}}

Track listing

  1. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) – 10:22
  2. "Christina" (Buster Williams) – 4:42
  3. "Black Diamond" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:06
  4. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:53 Additional track on CD reissue
  5. "Cecilia" (David Kikoski) – 7:27
  6. "623 C Street" (Ralph Moore) – 8:49
  7. "Deceptacon" (Williams) – 7:05
  8. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 8:20 Additional track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on February 27, 1987 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) and December 31, 1987 (tracks 4 & 8)

Personnel

References