Up Jumped Spring
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{{Infobox album
| name = Up Jumped Spring
| type = Studio
| artist = Curtis Fuller with Brad Goode
| cover = Up Jumped Spring.jpg
| released = March 16, 2004
| recorded = August 31 & September 1, 2003
| studio = Riverside Studio, Chicago
| genre = Jazz
| length = 61:05
| label = Delmark
DC-550
| producer = Robert G. Koester, Jacey Falk
| chronology = Curtis Fuller
| prev_title = Blues-ette Part II
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Keep It Simple
| next_year = 2004
}}
Up Jumped Spring is an album by trombonist Curtis Fuller recorded in 2003 and released by the Delmark label the following year.[https://delmark.com/product/550/ Delmark Records: album details] accessed October 22, 2019[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Delmark500.htm Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series] accessed October 22, 2019[https://www.jazzdisco.org/curtis-fuller/catalog/#delmark-dg-550 Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller catalog] accessed October 22, 2019Fitzgerald, M. [https://jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/FullerCurtis-ldr.php Curtis Fuller Leader Entry], accessed October 22, 2019
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|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=517}}
}}
Alex Henderson of Allmusic said "a strong Jazz Messengers influence asserts itself on these hard bop and post-bop performances ... the trombonist is in fine form throughout the album -- he never fails to sound inspired and focused -- and Up Jumped Spring is a welcome addition to his catalog".{{AllMusic|first=Alex|last=Henderson |class=album |id=mw0000326924 |title= Curtis Fuller: Up Jumped Spring – Review |accessdate= October 14, 2019}} In JazzTimes Doug Ramsey wrote "Following illness and the loss of a lung, Curtis Fuller has a trombone sound that’s a bit wooly. But it’s still round and full, and his breath control, speed and agility are intact-and his imagination still flourishes. ... With a solid Chicago rhythm section, Fuller and trumpeter Brad Goode make music the old-fashioned way, with compact improvisations on familiar tunes rather than extended explorations of original material. Their front-line work is a study in sonic contrast, Goode’s penetrating sound against Fuller’s enveloping suppleness".Ramsey, D. [https://jazztimes.com/archives/curtis-fuller-up-jumped-spring/ JazzTimes Review] accessed October 22, 2019 On All About Jazz Terrell Kent Holmes noted "The timeless Curtis Fuller has been a brand name trombone player for about 50 years now and he's never sounded better than he does ... not only does he still have strong chops but he can bring a fresh perspective to classics and originals"Holmes, T. K. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/curtis-fuller-up-jumped-spring-keep-it-simple-by-terrell-kent-holmes.php All About Jazz Review] accessed October 22, 2019
Track listing
- "Cantaloupe Island" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:47
- "Up Jumped Spring" (Freddie Hubbard) – 6:29
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 5:44
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 6:15
- "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 4:11
- "Equinox" (John Coltrane) – 5:40
- "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 5:11
- "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 4:52
- "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) – 2:57
- "Black Night" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 6:08
- "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 7:51
Personnel
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Brad Goode – trumpet
- Karl Montzka - piano
- Larry Gray (tracks 1-3 & 9), Stewart Miller (tracks 5-8, 10 & 11) – bass
- Tim Davis - drums
- Jacey Falk – vocals (track 10)