Vantage Point

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

ASIN: B00004WK4Y

Editorial Reviews
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Drummer Simon Phillips and pianist Jeff Babko had clear inspiration for Vantage Point. The prototypical mid-1960s blowing session and the line between Miles Davis's 1965-68 band and the rise of Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter's very Miles-ish V.S.O.P. drive the duo and the rest of their quintet here. It drives them heartily, too. Phillips has the pounce of an Elvin Jones and the finesse of Tony Williams. Their Los Angeles band has some killer horns, to boot. Saxist Brandon Fields blows Shorter-esque lines and high-flying solos, while trumpeter Walt Fowler dishes out hot bursts and treats these brassed-up melodies as occasions for full-bore attack. He even comes close to Kenny Wheeler's utterly unique bigness on "New Blooded," which has the band playing lyrically while Phillips readies for all-out flight. Vantage Point has precisely the offhand quality that Phillips, a studio and session drummer well versed in the in-studio extremities of the rock world, describes seeking in the liner notes. This is a brisk session with lots of crashing in and through tunes, one that catches a fine hard-bop unit in full flight. The closing look at Hubbard's "Spirits of Trane" is a smashing good 15 minutes, all wild and woolly. --Andrew Bartlett

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Vantage Point
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Modern modal hard bop blowin' date!
  • simon phillips reinvented
  • simon phillips reinvented
 Vantage Point
Simon Phillips & Jeff Babko
Manufacturer: Jazzline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WK4Y
Release Date: 2000-10-03

Tracks:

  1. Vantage Point
  2. New Blooded
  3. Bewilderment
  4. Miles Away
  5. Doubletake
  6. Dreamscape
  7. Spirits Of Trane

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Drummer Simon Phillips and pianist Jeff Babko had clear inspiration for Vantage Point. The prototypical mid-1960s blowing session and the line between Miles Davis's 1965-68 band and the rise of Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter's very Miles-ish V.S.O.P. drive the duo and the rest of their quintet here. It drives them heartily, too. Phillips has the pounce of an Elvin Jones and the finesse of Tony Williams. Their Los Angeles band has some killer horns, to boot. Saxist Brandon Fields blows Shorter-esque lines and high-flying solos, while trumpeter Walt Fowler dishes out hot bursts and treats these brassed-up melodies as occasions for full-bore attack. He even comes close to Kenny Wheeler's utterly unique bigness on "New Blooded," which has the band playing lyrically while Phillips readies for all-out flight. Vantage Point has precisely the offhand quality that Phillips, a studio and session drummer well versed in the in-studio extremities of the rock world, describes seeking in the liner notes. This is a brisk session with lots of crashing in and through tunes, one that catches a fine hard-bop unit in full flight. The closing look at Hubbard's "Spirits of Trane" is a smashing good 15 minutes, all wild and woolly. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Modern modal hard bop blowin' date!.......2002-11-26

A great, great album. They are really cookin' here. A modal hard bop blowin date, with a remarkable "new" pianist, Jeff Babko. All the other musicians excell too, obviously.
A cd that I can't stay too much far from.
This album smokes! Buy it, don't hesitate.

5 out of 5 stars simon phillips reinvented.......2000-09-12

With this album, Simon Phillips reinvents himself. On one hand, he completely leaves the path of his previous albums that, to me, could clearly be considered Jazz Fusion and turns to "old fashioned" jazz. On the other hand, Simon continues to play his instrument in a truly artistic manner. However, without lessening his impact, a lot of praise needs to go to co author and pianist Jeff Babko, as well as Walter Fowler and Brandon Fields.

This album may not be appreciated by those who specifically went for the Fusion aspect, but should in my opinion be able to gain a much wider audience in the Classic Jazz audince.

My personal favorites: Vantage Point and the fantastic live track Spirits of Trane.

5 out of 5 stars simon phillips reinvented.......2000-09-12

With this album, Simon Phillips reinvents himself. On one hand, he completely leaves the path of his previous albums that, to me, could clearly be considered Jazz Fusion and turns to "old fashioned" jazz. On the other hand, Simon continues to play his instrument in a truly artistic manner. However, without lessening his impact, a lot of praise needs to go to co author and pianist Jeff Babko, as well as Walter Fowler and Brandon Fields.

This album may not be appreciated by those who specifically went for the Fusion aspect, but should in my opinion be able to gain a much wider audience in the Classic Jazz audince.

My personal favorites: Vantage Point and the fantastic live track Spirits of Trane.

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