| Against All Odds | |
| Type: | album |
| Cover: | Curtis_Lundy_Against_All_Odds.jpg |
| Released: | 1999 |
| Recorded: | April 1 and 2, 1999 |
| Studio: | Sound on Sound Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 1:02:24 |
| Label: | Justin Time JUST 129-2 |
| Chronology: | Curtis Lundy |
| Prev Title: | Just Be Yourself |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Purpose |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Against All Odds is an album by double bassist Curtis Lundy. It was recorded on April 1 and 2, 1999, at Sound on Sound Studios in New York City, and was released later that year by Justin Time Records. On the album, Lundy is joined by saxophonists Bobby Watson and Shelley Carrol, trumpeters Peven Everett and Roy Hargrove, pianists John Hicks and Anthony Wonsey, drummer Winard Harper, and vocalist Carmen Lundy.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In a review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos wrote: "There are many jazz bassists that swing, have rock-solid deep blue tones, and know their tradition forwards and backwards, but few quite like Curtis Lundy... As a complete musical statement, this goes quite far in clearly defining what Lundy's all about. Other recordings... gave more than a hint, but this very fine CD rams the point home. Curtis Lundy, Top 10 bassist, period. Recommended."
Nate Guidry of JazzTimes stated that the album "should swing the Miami native out of obscurity," and commented: "What piques the interest throughout is the interplay between Lundy and his rhythm section... The recording... brings musicians together in compelling configurations... Each combination swings with stylistic cohesiveness."[6]