''Vine'' is an album by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

saxophonist

Chris Cheek Christopher Carson Cheek (born September 16, 1968) is an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Cheek was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where his father was the director of a Junior high school band. Cheek began learning to play the alto saxophon ...

. It was released by

Fresh Sound New Talent Fresh Sound, or Fresh Sound New Talent, is a jazz record label established in Barcelona, Spain, by Jordi Pujol. The label was initially founded as a reissue label. The catalog includes work by musicians both major and minor that was recorded be ...

Music and recording

The album was recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City, on December 20 and 21, 1999."Chris Cheek – Vine"
Fresh Sound Records. Retrieved December 6, 2016. Mehldau plays Fender Rhodes instead of piano on five of the eight tracks. "So It Seems" has "winding melodies over a double-time feel and space-age chords that suggest club genres such as jungle and drum-n-bass."

Reception

The

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reviewer believed that Cheek's "sophistication as a writer takes a giant leap with ''Vine'', his best album to date".

Track listing

#"So It Seems" – 9:11 #"The Wing Key" – 13:06 #"Vine" – 6:39 #"Ice Fall" – 7:57 #"Granada" – 10:35 #"Reno" – 7:33 #"What's Left" – 8:56 #"Not a Samba" – 9:31

Personnel

– tenor sax, soprano sax *

Brad Mehldau Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Quar ...

– piano, Fender Rhodes *

Kurt Rosenwinkel Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American jazz guitarist, keyboardist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator and record label owner. Biography A native of Philadelphia, Rosenwinkel attended the Philadelphia High School for the ...

– guitar * Matt Penman – bass *

Jorge Rossy Jorge "Jordi" Rossy (born August 21, 1964) is a jazz drummer, pianist and vibraphonist. Early life Rossy was born in Barcelona. He started playing drums at age 11. Later life and career Between 1980 and 1989, Rossy toured and recorded extensiv ...

– drums

References

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