There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit
| There's a Sweet Sweet Spirit | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 14, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | February 27, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two Recording Studios, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:56 | |||
| Label | HighNote HCD 7304 | |||
| Producer | Cyrus Chestnut | |||
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There's a Sweet Sweet Spirit is an album by pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Recorded in 2017, it was released on the HighNote label the following year.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Observer | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Matt Collar stated: "An adept virtuoso talent, Chestnut soars alongside Williams and White on 2017's There's a Sweet Sweet Spirit ... While all of his albums are worth checking out, there is something inspired and kinetic about his playing with Williams and White, as if they are all three pushing each other to discover new avenues of expression ... Ultimately, if there's one overriding sentiment that drives all of There's a Sweet Sweet Spirit, it's Chestnut and his band's spirit of soulful camaraderie".[3]
According to The Observer's reviewer, Dave Gelly: "It runs for exactly an hour, but there’s so much variety here, packed into what is essentially a piano trio album, that it seems over in half the time. There are jazz pieces by Monk, Miles Davis and others, an improvisation on a prelude by Chopin, a Stylistics soul classic, an original or two, and so on. And they all flow together quite naturally under the mellow influence of Cyrus Chestnut’s piano".[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "The Littlest One of All" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 4:20
- "Chopin Prelude" (Frédéric Chopin) – 6:53
- "Nardis" (Miles Davis) – 7:33
- "Little B's Poem" (Hutcherson) – 4:50
- "Christina" (Buster Williams) – 4:51
- "CDC" (Cyrus Chestnut) – 6:23
- "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 6:07
- "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 8:32
- "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:51
- "There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit" (Doris Akers) – 5:36
Personnel[edit]
- Cyrus Chestnut – piano
- Buster Williams – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Lenny White – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Steve Nelson – vibraphone (tracks 1, 4 & 8)
- Charlotte Small, Djoré Nance, Keesha Gumbs – vocals (track 7)
References[edit]
- ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed February 26, 2019
- ^ Cyrus Chestnut website: discography accessed February 26, 2019
- ^ a b Collar, Matt. Cyrus Chestnut: There's a Sweet Sweet Spirit – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Gelly, D. The Observer Review accessed February 26, 2019