LongGone | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 9, 2022 | |||
Recorded | September 10–12, 2019 | |||
Studio | Sear Sound Studio C, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:13 | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Joshua Redman, James Farber | |||
Joshua Redman chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 88/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Financial Times | [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Jazzwise | [5] |
Mojo | [1] |
Rolling Stone (India) | [6] |
Tom Hull | B+ [7] |
LongGone is a studio album by Joshua Redman's quartet, consisting of himself on saxophone, Brad Mehldau on piano, Christian McBride on bass, and Brian Blade on drums. [8] [9] This is the quartet's third release after MoodSwing in 1994 and RoundAgain in 2020. [10] The album features six tracks written by Redman: five originals and one ("Rejoice") taken from MoodSwing.
The album was nominated as Best Jazz Instrumental Album at 65th Annual Grammy Awards. [11]
At Metacritic, that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, based on four reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". [1]
Jeff Tamarkin writing for JazzTimes stated, "Redman’s dominance aside, LongGone ultimately isn’t about the dexterity of the individual. Like its predecessors, it’s a textbook display of what happens when a group of musicians—each a leader in his own right—understand and trust one another enough to let the music go where it must." [12] John Fordham of The Guardian commented, "The quartet’s mid-90s rapport was enthralling, but burgeoning solo careers separated them until 2020’s RoundAgain reunion showed that their individual experiences since had only sharpened their intuition as a foursome. Now 2022’s LongGone takes the story forward." [4] Matt Collar of AllMusic added, " Most of LongGone feels deeply organic, with Redman and his bandmates feeding off each other and working to build something cohesive and bigger than their individual contributions." [2]
Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref |
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JazzTimes | JazzTimes Top 40 Albums of 2022 | 6 | [13] |
All tracks are written by Joshua Redman
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Long Gone" | 7:21 |
2. | "Disco Ears" | 6:21 |
3. | "Statuesque" | 8:18 |
4. | "Kite Song" | 6:00 |
5. | "Ship to Shore" | 6:31 |
6. | "Rejoice" | 12:42 |
Total length: | 47:13 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [14] | 68 |
US Top Jazz Albums ( Billboard) [15] | 11 [16] |