Romantic Defiance Explained

Romantic Defiance
Type:studio
Artist:Terence Blanchard
Cover:Romantic Defiance - album cover.jpg
Released:May 30, 1995
Recorded:December 12 13 15, 1994
Studio:The Manhattan Center Ballroom, New York.
Genre:Jazz
Label:Columbia 480489 2
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:The Heart Speaks
Next Year:1996

Romantic Defiance is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard.[1] [2] The album was released on May 30, 1995 via Columbia and contains eight original lyrical compositions written by Blanchard.

Critical reception

Peter Watrous of The New York Times wrote "...the composition, full of bursts of melodies and winding ribbons of notes, was often overwhelmed by long improvisations. Mr. Blanchard's group is exceptionally aware of dynamics, and during the suite he and the band managed to impart, through long quiet sections, a real sense of tranquillity."[3] A reviewer of Billboard stated, "Leading trumpeter Terence Blanchard's newest set is a strong, searching quintet date, featuring Kenny Garrett, who makes his tenor debut."[4] Brian Morton and Richard Cook in The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums called the album "wonderful".[5]

Personnel

Band

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terence Blanchard – Romantic Defiance. Discogs. discogs.com. 20 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Terence Blanchard Discography. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220235937/http://www.mtv.com/artists/terence-blanchard/discography/1733/. dead. December 20, 2016. MTV. mtv.com. 20 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Watrous. Peter. Review/Jazz; 2 Young Trumpeters, In 2 Commissioned Works. The New York Times. nytimes.com. 13 November 2017. September 27, 1993.
  4. Album Reviews . Billboard . 24 June 1995 . 62 . 30 September 2020 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
  5. Book: Morton . Brian . Cook . Richard . The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums . 4 November 2010 . Penguin UK . 978-0-14-195900-9 . 30 September 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: Terence Blanchard . Billboard . 3 August 2020.

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