Escapade (James Spaulding album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Escapade
| type = Album
| artist = James Spaulding
| cover = Escapade (James Spaulding album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 2000
| recorded = April 28, 1999
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 58:11
| label = HighNote
{{small|HCD 7039}}
| producer = Don Sickler
| chronology = James Spaulding
| prev_title = The Smile of the Snake
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Blues Up & Over
| next_year = 2001
}}
Escapade is an album by saxophonist James Spaulding which was recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.[http://www.jazzdepot.com/j_spaulding/7039.html Jazz Depot: album listing] accessed December 31, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_James_Spaulding.htm Jazzlists: James Spaulding discography], accessed December 31, 2018
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|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=1328}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated "Spaulding's tart-sweet alto sax has never sounded better, while his pristine flute playing is easily in the top ten of late-'90s jazz performers. ... Spaulding shows a consistency within mainstream parameters, a real sense of teamwork with these worthy session mates, and a willingness to take chances".{{AllMusic|first= Michael G. |last=Nastos |class=album |id=mw0000603776 |title= James Spaulding: Escapade – Review |accessdate=December 31, 2018}}
Track listing
- "Escapade" (Kenny Dorham) – 5:55
- "Cheese Cake" (Dexter Gordon) – 6:41
- "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) – 5:16
- "Madeline" (Hank Mobley) – 5:10
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 4:50
- "Grant's Future" (Grant Green) – 6:36
- "High Modes" (Mobley) – 6:47
- "The Break Through" (Mobley) – 5:08
- "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:27
- "La Mesha" (Dorham) – 6:21
Personnel
- James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute, bass flute
- Don Sickler – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 6-8 & 10)
- John Hicks – piano
- Ray Drummond – bass
- Kenny Washington – drums
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Category:HighNote Records albums