''Revue'' is an

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by the

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group the

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released on the Italian

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label. The album features performances and compositions by

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Julius Hemphill Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Biography Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

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and David Murray.

Reception

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review by

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awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The nine numbers on this set are generally concise (only two songs exceed six minutes) and consist of originals by all four saxophonists... Sometimes quite rhythmic (and almost danceable) despite not having a rhythm section, the WSQ used melodies and rhythm for their own purposes, creating unpredictable music that always holds one's attention. This release is a good example of their talents."Yanow, Scott
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'' wrote that, in relation to the group's previous albums, "with ''Revue''... the centre of gravity shifts slightly towards rising star Murray and towards what looks like a reassessment of the group's development." Writing for

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, Michael J. West stated that the album "contains music that was unquestionably avant-garde but also remarkably accessible. Hemphill's title track and Bluiett's 'I Heard That' offer sly (rhythm and) blues grooves; 'Slide' swings as hard as anything can without a rhythm section; and even meditations like Murray's 'Ming' and Lake's 'Hymn for the Old Year' have surprising hooks in them. If loft jazz remains something of an obscurity, its aftermath is indelible."

Track listing

# "Revue" (Hemphill) - 8:00 # "Affairs of the Heart" (Hemphill) - 5:40 # "Slide" (Hemphill) - 3:41 # "Little Samba" (Hemphill) - 5:26 # "I Heard That" (Bluiett) - 3:23 # "Hymn for the Old Year" (Lake) - 4:24 # "Ming" (Murray) - 4:21 # "David's Tune" (Murray) - 8:15 # "Quinn Chapel A.M. E Church" (Bluiett) - 1:03

Personnel

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baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

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alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

— alto saxophone * David Murray —

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

References

{{Authority control 1982 albums Black Saint/Soul Note albums World Saxophone Quartet albums