Moving Right Along

Moving Right Along
Studio album by
World Saxophone Quartet
Released1993
RecordedOctober 18–19, 1993
GenreJazz
Length61:03
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerHamiet Bluiett
World Saxophone Quartet chronology
Metamorphosis
(1988) 		Moving Right Along
(1993) 		Breath of Life
(1995)

Moving Right Along is an album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet released in 1993 on the Italian Black Saint label.

The album features performances and compositions by Hamiet Bluiett, Eric Person, Oliver Lake and David Murray with a guest appearance by James Spaulding on two tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "The WSQ did its usual array of material, from bubbling R&B and funk-tempered numbers to hard bop and swing-oriented tunes, plus two stirring renditions of 'Amazing Grace'."[1]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that Person "fits in immediately and well, and sounds closer to the group's overall conception than Spaulding. The emphasis this time is on sharp, tight arrangements."[2]

Writing for Jazz Times, James Marcus commented that Person's arrival "seems to have given the ensemble a shot in the arm, especially when it comes to composing... The WSQ is back -- and as the title puts it, moving right along."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Antithesis" (Person) - 7:11
  2. "Baba 2" (Bluiett) - 4:34
  3. "N.T." (Bluiett) - 4:10
  4. "Astral Travels" (Bluiett) - 1:15
  5. "Land of Mystery" (Bluiett) - 4:24
  6. "Movin' On" (Murray) - 6:15
  7. "Amazing Grace, Pt. I" (Newton) - 4:29
  8. "Giant Steps" (Coltrane) - 2:59
  9. "Urban" (Lake) - 6:01
  10. "Sharrod" (Person) - 4:08
  11. "M.I.L.D." (Lake) - 6:24
  12. "Lightning and Thunder" (Lake) - 3:51
  13. "Amazing Grace, Pt. II" (Newton) - 5:22

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed July 19, 2011
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1530. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Marcus, James (October 1994). "Moving Right Along". Jazz Times. p. 73.