Where Are We
2023 studio album by Joshua Redman
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Where Are We is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman recorded with vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa.[11] Blue Note released the album on September 15, 2023.[12] This is his first studio album for Blue Note label and the 16th release as a leader overall.[2] This is also his first album to feature vocal parts.
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| Released | September 15, 2023 | |||
| Studio | Esplanade Studios, New Orleans | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:30 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Joshua Redman | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| The Arts Desk | [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| Financial Times | [5] |
| Jazzwise | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| The Times | [8] |
| Tom Hull | B+[9] |
| Winnipeg Free Press |  [10] |
Reception
Steve Baltin of Forbes wrote, "Thirty years into his career, acclaimed jazz saxophonist/composer Joshua Redman is continuing to chart new territory. On his stunning new album, Where Are We, Redman marks a few firsts. For starters it's his debut on iconic jazz label Blue Note. And, much more importantly, it marks his first album working with a featured vocalist, as rising star Gabrielle Cavassa takes the vocal lead throughout the collection."[13] Mike Hobart of Financial Times stated, "Technical levels are high, stylistic references broad and moods are subtle and bittersweet — the album’s theme is both the joy of gathering and the angst suffered when people are unjustly separated."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "After Minneapolis (face toward mo[u]rning)" | Woody Guthrie | 7:44 |
| 2. | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Bruce Springsteen | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Chicago Blues" | Count Basie, James Rushing, Sufjan Stevens | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Baltimore" | Gabriel Kahane | 5:37 |
| 5. | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | Jimmy Webb | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" | Louis Alter, Eddie De Lange | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Manhattan" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 3:55 |
| 8. | "My Heart in San Francisco (Holiday)" | George C. Cory, Douglass Cross, Thelonious Monk | 3:13 |
| 9. | "That's New England" | Charles Ives, James Sinclair | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Alabama (intro)" | John Coltrane | 0:17 |
| 11. | "Stars Fell on Alabama" | Frank S. Perkins, Mitchell Parish | 1:55 |
| 12. | "Alabama" | John Coltrane | 7:54 |
| 13. | "Where Are You?" | Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 60:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Bright Mississippi" | Monk | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 64:36 | ||
Personnel
- Joshua Redman – saxophone
- Peter Bernstein – guitar
- Brian Blade – drums
- Gabrielle Cavassa – vocals
- Aaron Parks – piano
- Nicholas Payton – trumpet
- Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
- Joel Ross – vibraphone
- Joe Sanders – bass
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 49 |