Search - Dianne Reeves, Kurt Elling, Cassandra Wilson :: Bob Belden's Shades of Blue (Blue Note Revisited)

In 1994 producer-tenor saxophonist Bob Belden received the unusual assignment of putting together a variety of all-star groups to revisit tunes associated with the Blue Note legacy. From Nov. 1994 to Mar. 1995 he recorded most of Blue Note's current roster, documenting 39 compositions in all. 12 are on this CD while many of the others have been released in Japan. Each of the dozen numbers uses a different group. Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Holly Cole and Kurt Elling are heard on vocal features, trumpeter Marcus Printup shows off his warm tone on "You've Changed" and, in a performance that brings back the "Bitches Brew" era (and is both the most modern and the most dated of these interpretations), Belden, trumpeter Tim Hagans and three keyboardists explore Andrew Hill's "Siete Ocho." Sure to be a collector's item!1. Maiden Voyage - Dianne Reeves/Geri Allen
2. Un Poco Loco - Jacky Terrasson Trio
3. Tom Thumb - John Scofield Quartet
4. Joshua Fit de Battle Ob Jerico - Cassandra Wilson/Ron Carter
5. Siete Ocho - Tim Hagans/Bob Belden
6. You've Changed - Marcus Printup Quartet
7. Hum Drum Blues - Holly Cole/Javon Jackson
8. 2300 Skidoo - Geoff Keezer Trio
9. Song For My Father - Renee Rosnes
10. Tanganyika Dance - Kurt Elling Quartet
11. Evidence - Ron Carter/T.S. Monk
12. Una Mas - Eliane Elias