Soul and feeling are very important in the jazz of top saxophonist Joshua Redman. Freedom In The Groove is a CD that belongs to the top shelf of contemporary jazz. In Jazz Nu of November 1996 this CD already received four and a half stars. Freedom In The Groove contains excellent new compositions by Redman, ten in number. They are played with smoothness, with a robust sound and Redman has a remarkable
… sense of melodic improvisation and timing. Peter Bernstein (guitar), Peter Martin (piano), Christopher Thomas (bass) and Brian Blade (drums) accompanied Redman in an exemplary way. Swinging groovy songs include: Hide And Seek, One Shine Soul and Can't Dance. A breathtakingly beautiful ballad is When The Sun Comes Down. The other songs are also of a high level.more
