Episode One: Children of Harlem

Episode One: Children of Harlem
Studio album by
Gary Bartz
Released1994
RecordedJanuary 20, 1994
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length65:30
LabelChallenge Records
SJP 379
ProducerRuss Musto
Gary Bartz chronology
Shadows
(1990) 		Episode One: Children of Harlem
(1994) 		The Red and Orange Poems
(1994)

Episode One: Children of Harlem is an album by saxophonist Gary Bartz which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Dutch Challenge label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "Bartz (who is heard on alto and soprano) is in fine form playing with a top-notch quartet ... The hard-bop oriented music includes a few standards and three originals by either Bartz or Willis. It's not essential but enjoyable".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Amos 'n' Andy Theme One & Spoken Intro" (William Campbell) – 3:08
  2. "Tap Dancer" (Gary Bartz) – 7:01
  3. "If This Isn't Love" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 10:39
  4. "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 8:45
  5. "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" (Traditional) – 8:53
  6. "Children of Harlem" (Larry Willis) – 7:35
  7. "Crazy She Calls Me" (Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) – 12:55
  8. "Heavy Blue" (Larry Willis) – 5:12
  9. "Ruby Begonia & Amos 'n' Andy Theme Two" (Gaetano Braga) – 1:29

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Gary Bartz Selected Discography Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 2, 2018
  2. ^ Challenge Records: album details, accessed January 2, 2018
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Gary Bartz: Episode One Children of Harlem – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.