Description

Dad’s Blues is a CD produced by Ed Paolantonio in 1998. It is a tribute to Ed’s father and is dedicated to all fathers who encourage their children to pursue music in their lives.

SONG TITLE                          LENGTH             COMPOSER

1 – Dad’s Blues                       12:15                 Composed by Ed Paolantonio

2 – How Deep is the Ocean     14:49                 Composed by Irving Berlin,
Knee Deep (Melody Line on last chorus)

3 – Karen is Out                      10:15                 Composed by Ed Paolantonio

4 – Lush Life                            11:38                Composed by Billy Strayhorn

5 – My Melancholy Baby        10:22                 Composed by Ernie Burnett

6 – Brotherly Love                   8:13                  Composed by Ed Paolantonio

 

“Paolantonio, who studied with pianist and composer Lennie Tristano, mixes it up at the keyboard with jackhammer lines, crackling middle-register block chords, tinkling embellishments, dizzy counterpoint and walking bass figures. These are long performances – the shortest runs 8:13 – but, as they say, time flies when you’re having fun. In addition to Paolantonio, bassist Don Gladstone, drummer Bobby Cohen, guitarist Scott Sawyer, and clarinetist & alto saxophonist Mike Waddell appear. Sawyer grabs you on the title cut with soul and intellect, sort of like bluesman B.B. King meeting jazzman Jim Hall. Waddell’s clarinet is a revelation. Here’s a Triangle area reedman that could give Eddie Daniels fits. Much of the consistent drive and lift of this album belongs to Gladstone and Cohen. You could go into battle riding on the bassist’s big, indefatigable beat” — O. Cordle (News and Observer – 11/98). “

 

This is a digital download of the Dad’s Blues album. You may download this album 3 times before the download expires. After that, you must re-purchase the album to prevent piracy. Thank you for understanding.