Brighter Days

by Don Braden

Overview

Don Braden has long been a top-notch hard bop tenor saxophonist. For this quartet date with pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Cecil Brooks III, the arrangements by Braden and the choice of songs greatly uplift the program. There are many high points, including the opening ballad "She's on Her Way," tributes to Stanley Turrentine ("Sweet T") and Grover Washington Jr. ("Not Yet"), a driving "Invitation," a duet with drummer Brooks ("Underground Groove"), and the swinging Cecil Brooks original "Montclair." Everything works! This is one of Don Braden's finest recordings so far, a well-conceived and very successful project. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/03/2001
Label:	HIGHNOTE
UPC:	0632375707620

Tracks

1. She's on Her Way
2. I Hear a Rhapsody
3. Sweet T
4. Invitation
5. Underground Groove
6. Not Yet
7. My Favorite Things
8. Montclair
9. Prelude to a Kiss
10. Brighter Days

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Don Braden   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Cecil Brooks III   Guest Artist,Drums
Xavier Davis   Guest Artist,Piano
Dwayne Burno   Bass

Technical Credits

George Fragos   Composer
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
Tommy Tedesco   Assistant Engineer
Dick Gasparre   Composer
Don Braden   Composer,Arranger
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Paul Wyckliffe   Engineer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Jack Baker   Composer
John Abbott   Photography
Scott Yanow   Liner Notes
Duke Ellington   Composer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer
Irving Gordon   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Grover Washington, Jr.   Composer
Cecil Brooks III   Arranger,Composer,Producer