Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Joe Lovano
- Series Tone Poet Series
- Format 2LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2024
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Trio Fascination - Edition One by Joe Lovano.
Few saxophonists arrived at the close of the 1990s with the assurance and imagination that Joe Lovano brought to "Trio Fascination - Edition One." Recorded across two days at Avatar Studios in New York City on September 16 and 17, 1997, this Blue Note session captures a player at the height of his powers, unafraid to strip the music back to its essentials and let the conversation between three voices breathe.
The album opens with "New York Fascination," a fitting statement of intent, before moving through the reflective "Sanctuary Park" and the aptly named "Eternal Joy" to close the first side. There is a restless curiosity at work throughout, a sense of musicians listening closely and pushing one another into fresh territory without ever losing the thread of melody.
The record spreads its ten pieces generously across four sides, giving each performance room to unfold. "Ghost Of A Chance" brings a tender, ballad-minded intimacy, while "Studio Rivbea" and "Cymbalism" lean into rhythmic invention and interplay. Side three pairs the atmospheric "Impressionistic" with "Villa Paradiso," and the set builds to the propulsive "4 On the Floor" and the wistful "Days Of Yore," a closing meditation that lingers long after the needle lifts.
Mixed at Sony Music Studios in New York, the recording has a clarity and openness that suits its trio format, letting the saxophone sing out against a spacious backdrop. This is music that rewards attentive listening, the kind of session that reveals new detail with every return, and the vinyl presentation does justice to its warmth and dynamic range.
Presented in a gatefold cover with etched runouts, this is a Blue Note Records release carrying its own quiet gravity. The recording is dedicated to the memory of Bill Plavan, Ron Browning, Joe Alexander, and "Big T" Tony Lovano, a personal touch that grounds the ambition of the music in something deeply felt.
A Blue Note Records release; ℗ 1998 © 2024 Capitol Records, LLC. Blue Note is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC. For collectors drawn to Lovano's fearless, singing tone and to the enduring legacy of Blue Note, "Trio Fascination - Edition One" is an essential chapter, a document of three musicians chasing something eternal and catching it more than once.
Pressing Details:
Recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC, September 16 & 17, 1997
Mixed at Sony Music Studios, NYC
This recording is dedicated to the memory of Bill Plavan, Ron Browning, Joe Alexander and "Big T" Tony Lovano
A Blue Note Records release; ℗ 1998 © 2024 Capitol Records, LLC.
Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
Gatefold cover.
Runouts are etched.
Track Listing:
A1. New York Fascination
A2. Sanctuary Park
A3. Eternal Joy
B1. Ghost Of A Chance
B2. Studio Rivbea
B3. Cymbalism
C1. Impressionistic
C2. Villa Paradiso
D1. 4 On the Floor
D2. Days Of Yore
Artist: Joe Lovano
Format: 2LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: 602445262205
Series: Tone Poet Series
Release Year: 2024
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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