Return to the Wide Open Spaces

by Ellis Marsalis, Cornell Dupree, David "Fathead" Newman

Overview

For this live concert recorded at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth, a mostly all-star group of Texas jazzmen (plus pianist Ellis Marsalis from New Orleans) was gathered together. The music, which includes four blues and three standards among its nine selections, lacks any real surprises. Most of the numbers have solos by Fathead Newman on alto, James Clay's tenor, veteran baritonist Leroy Cooper, the lesser-known trumpeter Dennis Dotson and guitarist Cornell Dupree or Marsalis. In addition, the pianist gets a pair of solo features, and Newman is also heard on tenor and flute. Strangely enough, Fathead never gets around to dueling with Clay. Some better planning and the utilization of a few charts (rather than the funcitonal frameworks) would have elevated the pleasing date to a much higher level. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/02/2025
Label:	Steadyboy Records
UPC:	0760137175926

Tracks

1. Introduction
2. Buster's Tune
3. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
4. These Foolish Things
5. Hard Times
6. 13th Floor
7. Two Bones and a Pick
8. City Lights
9. Lush Life
10. Night in Tunisia

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cornell Dupree   Primary Artist,Guitar
David "Fathead" Newman   Primary Artist,Flute,Voices,Sax (Alto)
Ellis Marsalis   Primary Artist,Piano
George Rains   Drums
Leroy Cooper   Sax (Baritone)
Dennis Dotson   Trumpet
Lamar Favors   Voices
Chuck Rainey   Bass
James Clay   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Stony Browder Jr.   Composer
David "Fathead" Newman   Composer,Narrator,Performer
Aaron Walker   Composer
Buster Smith   Composer
Harry Link   Composer
Ellis Marsalis   Performer
Holt Marvell   Composer
Arlo Guthrie   Composer
Roger Boykin   Arranger
Jim Yanaway   Producer
Ted Persons   Composer
Lamar Favors   Introduction
Dale Wilkins   Artwork,Cover Design
Scout Stormcloud   Photography,Executive Producer
Cass Hook   Photography,Executive Producer
Eddie Habib   Editing
Mercer Ellington   Composer
Robert Wechsler   Assistant Engineer
Richard Mullen   Engineer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Joseph Simmons   Composer
Darryl McDaniels   Composer
W. Warring   Composer
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer
Frank Paparelli   Composer
Paul Mitchell   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer
Bill Anderson   Composer
Jimmy McGriff   Composer
Jack Strachey   Composer
Cornell Dupree   Performer
Duke Ellington   Composer