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Joe Lovano: Paramount Quartet review

(ECM) Lovano and his spirited quartet make his instrument glow in all its pliable eloquence, with rattling originals amid the Charlie Haden and Wayne Shorter covers

Joe Lovano: Paramount Quartet review

TL;DR

  • Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone, a hybrid instrument combining woodwind fluency with brass volume.
  • The saxophone evolved from parade bands to become a prominent voice in jazz, championed by artists like Sidney Bechet, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Joe Lovano.
  • Joe Lovano's Paramount Quartet album, "Paramount Quartet", features his expressive saxophone playing alongside guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Asante Santi Debriano, and drummer Will Calhoun.
  • The album includes interpretations of works by Charlie Haden and Wayne Shorter, alongside Lovano's original compositions.
  • Other notable releases mentioned include Joshua Redman and Gabrielle Cavassa's "Diavola", Mahan Mirarab's "Unspoken", and Empirical's "Like Lambs: To the Slaughter".

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