Wish (Joshua Redman album)
1993 studio album by Joshua Redman
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Wish is the second studio album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman; it was released in 1993 by Warner Bros. Records.[6]
- Power Station, New York City (tracks 1–8)
- Village Vanguard, New York City (tracks 9–10)
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| Released | 21 September 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:01:35 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Matt Pierson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| Tom Hull | A−[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [5] |
Background
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
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Turnaround" | Ornette Coleman | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Soul Dance" | Joshua Redman | 6:33 |
| 3. | "Make Sure You're Sure" | Stevie Wonder | 5:26 |
| 4. | "The Deserving Many" | Joshua Redman | 5:40 |
| 5. | "We Had a Sister" | Pat Metheny | 5:47 |
| 6. | "Moose the Mooche" | Charlie Parker | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Tears in Heaven" | Eric Clapton | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Whittlin'" | Pat Metheny | 5:23 |
| 9. | "Wish" (live) | Joshua Redman | 7:25 |
| 10. | "Blues for Pat" (live) | Charlie Haden | 12:07 |
| Total length: | 1:01:35 | ||