''Ebony Rhapsody'' is an album by saxophonist

Ricky Ford Ricky Ford (born March 4, 1954) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Ford was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,) and studied at the New England Conservatory.Ricky Ford AllMusic In 1974, he recorded with Gunther Schuller ...

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Recording and music

''Ebony Rhapsody'' was recorded in concert at Birdland in New York City on June 2, 1990, and released on CD by

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jazzdisco.org. Retrieved June 6, 2017. It is a quartet recording, with leader

(tenor sax) joined by

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

(piano),

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

(bass), and

Ben Riley Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. (July 17, 1933 – November 18, 2017) was an American jazz drummer known for his work with Thelonious Monk, as well as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and as a member of the group Sp ...

(drums). Five of the nine tracks are Ford originals.

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated "Tenor-saxophonist Ricky Ford is in his usual swinging form on this live quartet date ... easily recommended to fans of the distinctive tenor and those who enjoy modern hard bop". The ''

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'' reviewer commented that "Though there is nothing particularly musically distinctive about any of it, the recording is vivid and makes you wish you'd been there to hear it happen".Fuller, Jack (May 26, 1991
"Ebony Rhapsody"
''Chicago Tribune''.

Track listing

All compositions by Ricky Ford except where noted #''Introduction by Mark Morganelli'' - 0:34 #"Ebony Rhapsody" (

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

) – 8:42 #"Mon Amour" – 6:43 #"Independence Blues" – 7:35 #"Mirror Man" – 4:57 #"

In a Sentimental Mood "In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. He composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra during the same year. Lyrics were written by Manny Kurtz; Ellington's manager Irving Mills gave himself a percent ...

" (

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

) – 4:40 #"Setting Sun Blues" – 8:10 #"

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Henri Woode William Henri Woode (September 25, 1909 – May 31, 1994) was an American composer, lyricist, arranger, and singer. His compositions include '' A Night at the Vanguard'', ''Sweet Slumber'', '' You Taught Me to Love Again'', and the jazz standard ''B ...

) – 8:35 #"Red, Crack and Blue" – 6:15

Personnel

*Ricky Ford – tenor sax *Jaki Byard – piano *Milt Hinton – bass *Ben Riley – drums

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Candid Records live albums Ricky Ford live albums Albums recorded at Birdland