{"product_id":"5400863208684","title":"Sullivan Fortner - Southern Nights - Import LP Recurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSullivan Fortner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInJuly2023,NewOrleans-bornpianistandbandleaderSullivanFortnerplayedaweeklongresidencyattheVillageVanguardwithbassistPeterWashingtonanddrummerMarcusGilmore.Beforethatseriesofgigs,WashingtonandGilmorehadworkedwithFortnerseparatelybuthadnevermet.Theirchemistryonthebandstandprovedinfectiousforaudiencesandthemusicians.Fortnerbookedstudiotimetotryandcatchlightninginabottle.BeforeplayingSaturdaynight,thetrioenteredSearSoundon48thStreetandcutthisset.ThejoyousspiritofNewOrleansmusicisattheheartofthisrecording.Opener\"SouthernNights,\"composedbyCrescentCityspatronsaintAllenToussaint,wasahitforGlenCampbellin1970andthetitletrackofToussaintsglorious1975WarnerBros.album.ThisversionisairyandmimicsToussaintsoriginalwithanellipticalpianointrobeforesettingitslithe,gospelizedlopeattheforefront.WashingtonandGilmoregrabonandswingthemelodybeforeaddingafunkysecond-linetwist.OnecanheartheNOLApianolineagefromHueySmithandProfessorLonghairtoDr.JohnandJamesBookerinFortnersplaying.ItsfollowedbyColePorters\"ILoveYou,\"whichcommenceswithwarmyetdissonantpianoforafullminutebeforetherhythmsectionenters.TheyfollowFortnersfeints,fills,accents(onbothhands),andasmokingsolo.Ontheremainderofthealbum,thepianistfocusesontunesthatfigureintohismusicaliconography,notstandards.\"9BarTune,\"theloneoriginal,isharmonicallyrichasthepianistandhistrioknottilymoveacrossvanguardpost-boptoswingingbluesandsoulfulgrooveasifleadingaparade.IconicCubansongwriterOsvaldoFarresisrepresentedbythehauntingbolero\"TresPalabras,\"whichincludesashow-stoppingbasssolofromWashington.OnDonaldBrowns\"WaltzforMonk,\"Fortnertakesthebuildingblocksoftheharmony,juxtaposeshisown,andbreaksthemupastherhythmsectionbuoyshimwithbluesyswing.ThereareapairoftunesherethatcamefromSpikeLeesfamily:HisfatherBills\"Again,Never\"illustratesFortnersendlessfascinationwithballads.Hebrieflychannels\"MyFunnyValentine\"intheintrobeforethetriobeginsgettinginsideitslyricslayerbylayer.Theyalsoperform\"Discovery\"byConsuelaLee,thedirectorsaunt.Itopenswithasolopianobeforeenteringhardbopterrain.FortnerspianismunderscorestheAfro-LatinrhythmictingewithGilmoressyncopationandbreaks.Thelasttwotunes,CliffordBrowns\"Daahoud\"andWoodyShaws\"OrganGrinder,\"areadvancedjazzcompositions.Theformeroffersaseamlessmeldofhardbop,NOLAR\u0026amp;B,andchromaticpost-bop.Onthelatter,FortnerillustratesShawscompositionalsavvyasthetriojuxtaposesbebopwithmodaldissonanceandlyricismunderstrategicallysyncopatedswing.AsevidencedbySouthernNights,Fortnerstriohasfullyarrived.Hereshopingtheyrecordagainandtour,astheircreativelanguageisseeminglylimitless.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Southern Nights\u003cbr\u003e2. I Love You\u003cbr\u003e3. 9 Bar Tune\u003cbr\u003e4. Tres Palabras\u003cbr\u003e5. Waltz for Monk\u003cbr\u003e6. Again Never\u003cbr\u003e7. Discovery\u003cbr\u003e8. Daahoud\u003cbr\u003e9. Organ Grinder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artwork","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52697063260449,"sku":"5400863208684","price":4761.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5400863208684.jpg?v=1778893211","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/5400863208684","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}