Brilliant Corners (James Spaulding album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Brilliant Corners
| type = Album
| artist = James Spaulding
| cover = Brilliant Coners (James Spaulding album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1990
| recorded = November 25, 1988
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 45:25
| label = Muse
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| producer = Don Sickler
| chronology = James Spaulding
| prev_title = Gotstabe a Better Way!
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Songs of Courage
| next_year = 1990
}}
Brilliant Corners is an album by saxophonist James Spaulding featuring compositions by, or associated with Thelonious Monk which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Muse label.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5350.htm Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399] accessed September 27, 2017[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing], accessed September 27, 2017[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_James_Spaulding.htm Jazzlists: James Spaulding discography], accessed September 27, 2017
Reception
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| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "James Spaulding is a very distinctive altoist and flutist whose inside/outside playing can cover anything from bop to freer improvisations. On what was surprisingly only his third recording as a leader, Spaulding is heard at the peak of his powers, leading a quartet/quintet ... this is his definitive recording".{{AllMusic|first= Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000315652 |title= James Spaulding: Brilliant Corners – Review |accessdate=September 27, 2017}}
Track listing
All compositions by Thelonious Monk except where noted
- "Brilliant Corners" – 6:15
- "Let's Cool One" – 6:04
- "Down With It" (Bud Powell) – 3:58
- "Reflections" – 6:08
- "I Mean You" (Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk) – 5:41
- "Ask Me Now" – 6:03
- "Little Willie Leaps" (Miles Davis) – 5:16
- "Little Rootie Tootie" – 6:00
Personnel
References
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Category:James Spaulding albums