Joshua Redman - Elastic (2002)
Front Cover Album Info
Artist/Composer Joshua Redman
Title Elastic
Length 69:36 Discs: 1 Tracks: 12
Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case
Label Warner Bros. Cat. Number 48279
Style Funk; Fusion; Post-Bop Rating N/A
Recorded marzec 2002 
Musicians Credits
Joshua Redman saxophones
Sam Yahel keyboards
Brian Blade drums
Bashiri Johnson percussion
Producer James Farber
Producer Matt Pierson
Producer Joshua Redman
Engineer Todd Parker
Mastering Greg Calbi
Track list
01
Molten Soul (Redman) 08:12
02
Jazz Crimes (Redman) 06:45
03
The Long Way Home (Redman) 05:45
04
Oumou (Yahel) 03:44
05
Still Pushin' That Rock (Redman) 08:29
06
Can A Good Thing Last Forever? (Redman) 06:20
07
Boogielastic (Redman) 07:57
08
Unknowing (Redman) 03:30
09
News From The Front (Redman) 05:59
10
Letting Go (Redman) 05:09
11
The Birthday Song (Part I) (Redman) 02:45
12
The Birthday Song (Part II) (Redman) 05:01
Notes
AMG Review by David R. Adler (3):
Coming fast on the heels of Redman's collaborative Yaya3 date with the same players (organist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade), Elastic is more about pop/soul-funk than jazz, but it doesn't sacrifice any of Yaya3's organic feeling and improvisational focus. Here Yahel plays not only Hammond organ, but also Fender Rhodes, clavinet, and other assorted electric keys. Redman makes liberal use of overdubbing and signal processing, much of which is surprisingly subtle. The result is quite a lot of sound for three people, quite a lot of inspired blowing, and quite a lot of stylistic ground covered. Highlights include the agitated, over-the-top "Still Pushin' That Rock," the tight funk and involved lines of "Jazz Crimes" and "News from the Front," and the slow gospel of "Can a Good Thing Last Forever?" Redman seems fond of the Rhodes-soprano sax combination, particularly on mellower themes like "The Long Way Home" and "Unknowing." While one has to admire Redman's musical open-mindedness, his writing can take on a middle-of-the-road quality at times; on this record it surfaces on "Boogielastic" and "The Birthday Song." It says something that Yahel contributed the most alluring piece, a short-and-sweet song in five called "Oumou."