Wish (Joshua Redman album)

Wish is the second studio album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman; it was released in 1993 by Warner Bros. Records.[6]

Wish
Studio album by
Released21 September 1993
Studio
GenreJazz
Length1:01:35
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMatt Pierson
Joshua Redman chronology
Joshua Redman
(1993)
Wish
(1993)
African Venus
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Tom HullA−[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[5]

Background

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Joshua Redman said that "one of the reasons I wanted to work with these guys — aside from the obvious fact that they're masters — is because they're master storytellers." He said he was pleased with it because "it has a definite collective identity, a real organic unity."[7]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson notes that although the album could have easily been avant-garde (due to Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins having been part of Ornette Coleman's quartet), it is actually a "mostly inside post-bop date". He also praises Redman's "ability to provide jazz interpretations of rock and R&B songs", saying that "in Redman's hands, Stevie Wonder's "Make Sure You're Sure" becomes a haunting jazz-noir statement, while Eric Clapton's ballad "Tears in Heaven" is changed from moving pop/rock to moving pop-jazz", noting that the latter could be called "smooth jazz with substance."[1]

It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turnaround"Ornette Coleman6:24
2."Soul Dance"Joshua Redman6:33
3."Make Sure You're Sure"Stevie Wonder5:26
4."The Deserving Many"Joshua Redman5:40
5."We Had a Sister"Pat Metheny5:47
6."Moose the Mooche"Charlie Parker3:32
7."Tears in Heaven"Eric Clapton3:24
8."Whittlin'"Pat Metheny5:23
9."Wish" (live)Joshua Redman7:25
10."Blues for Pat" (live)Charlie Haden12:07
Total length:1:01:35

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Alex Henderson. "Wish – Joshua Redman". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 4473. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Joshua Redman
  6. ^ Group, Vibe Media (November 1993). "Joshua Redman". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. Retrieved 30 April 2019. {{cite magazine}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Wish by Joshua Redman". Joshuaredman.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Wish – Joshua Redman|Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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