Round Trip

by Ralph Moore

Overview

The feel of this set (the debut as a leader by tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore) is very much in the style of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. That should not be a surprise, for even though Moore did not play with Blakey (the closest he came was with Horace Silver), trumpeter Brian Lynch and pianist Benny Green certainly did. With guitarist Kevin Eubanks, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Kenny Washington completing the sextet, Moore leads the band through two originals, Eubanks' "Round Trip," and Lynch's "Back Room Blues," and a pair of jazz standards. A fine hard bop date and an excellent start to Ralph Moore's solo career. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/06/1994
Label:	Reservoir (City Hall)
UPC:	0747985010425
Rank:	238398

Tracks

1. Dunes
2. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
3. Round Trip
4. Lotus Blossom
5. Monique
6. Back Room Blues
7. Sleigh Ride

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ralph Moore   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Benny Green   Piano
Kenny Washington   Drums
Rufus Reid   Bass
Kevin Eubanks   Guitar
Brian Lynch   Trumpet,Flugelhorn

Technical Credits

B. Robert Johnson   Design
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Mark Feldman   Producer
Lee Jeske   Liner Notes
Don Sickler   Arranger
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Sam Coslow   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Ralph Moore   Composer
Arthur Johnston   Composer
Kevin Eubanks   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Brian Lynch   Composer
Leroy Anderson   Composer