{"product_id":"830509","title":"JD Allen - Love Stone [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTenor saxophonist JD Allen's output on Savant Records has been steady since his 2012 album 'The Matador and the Bull', and this beautiful and intensely interesting ballads album is an assured milestone in his career to date. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are patented JD-isms: that almost operatic-like swoon and smear of tone; deconstructed themes full of non-linearity and melodic asides arriving unforeseen. As in all of Allen's recordings, there is also a spare Chopin-like quality, with a shadowy, crepuscular character to much of the material. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn album made up entirely of ballads requires a first-rate harmonic foundation and guitarist Liberty Ellman once again proves himself to be the most sensitive of accompanists, alternating between full harmonic richness and skittering, almost pointillistic lines which merely hint at the harmonies. The depth of Allen's timbre and phrasing is such that the absence of a keyboard is not really felt, and his quartet proves again that it is one of the most highly accomplished small groups in contemporary jazz.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: JD Allen (tenor saxophone), Liberty Ellman (guitar), Gregg August (bass), Rudy Royston (drums)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStranger in Paradise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the Real Thing Comes Along\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Was I Born\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're My Thrill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePut On a Happy Face\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrisoner of Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeday (You'll Want Me to Want You)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55142420971905,"sku":"830509","price":15.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/4169KDrIIhL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767617023","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/830509","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}