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Steve Heckman: Legacy: A Coltrane Tribute
ByThe title, Legacy: A Coltrane Tribute says it all. Most of the tunes on this lively live set will be familiar to Coltrane fans, taken from the period after the saxophonist's Prestige Records stint, and before his scorching, wild-eyed freedom era, a time many consider Coltrane's finest.
"26-2" opens the set, sounding light-hearted and spritely, before shifting into a pedal-to-the-medal propulsion of "Impressions," that leads into "Easy To Remember," the lone standard here, from Coltrane's Ballads (Impulse! Records, 1963). Heckman contribute one of his own tunes, "Legacy," sounding like something that could have fit in on any of Coltrane's mid-sixties sets, with pianist Grant Levin sitting in the chair where McCoy Tyner once sat, sounding quite Tyner-ish.
Coltrane's spiritual side is explored with "Dear Lord," and "Wise One," the latter from one of Coltrane's under-rated albums, Crescent (Impulse Records, 1964).
This could be called a Coltrane greatest hits outing, circa mid-sixties, with Heckman and his group treating the sound with reverence and inspiration.
Track Listing
26-2; Impressions; It’s Easy to Remember; The Legacy; Dear Lord; The Promise; Reverend King; Fifth House; Wise One; Resolution.
Personnel
Steve Heckman
saxophone, tenorSteve Heckman: tenor, soprano saxophone; Grant Levin: piano; Eric Markowitz: bass; Smith Dobson V: drums.
Album information
Title: Legacy: A Coltrane Tribute | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Jazzed Media
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About Steve Heckman
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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