| Downtown Sounds | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Recorded | December 27, 1992 | 
| Studio | RPM Sound, New York City, New York | 
| Genre | Jazz | 
| Length | 59:56 | 
| Label | Criss Cross | 
Downtown Sounds is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart.
Background
This was Stewart's first album as leader.[1]
Music and recording
The album was recorded on December 27, 1992, in New York City.[2] Stewart was 21 at the time.[3]
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "tough-tender hard bop, played with intelligence and resolutely unsurprising."[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
Track listing
- "Audobahn" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:20
 - "Smada" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:53
 - "Daydream" (Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche) – 7:36
 - "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) – 7:00
 - "A Bee Has Two Brains" (Johnny Ellis) – 8:03
 - "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare) – 8:06
 - "Intimacy of the Blues" (Strayhorn) – 7:48
 - "Ko-Ko" (Charlie Parker) – 8:08
 
Personnel
- Grant Stewart – tenor sax
 - Joe Magnarelli – trumpet
 - Brad Mehldau – piano
 - Peter Washington – bass
 - Kenny Washington – drums
 
References
- 1 2 3 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1343. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
 - ↑ "Grant Stewart Quintet – Downtown Sounds". Criss Cross Jazz. Retrieved December 8, 2106.
 - ↑ Stewart, Zan (March 17, 1995) "Urgency and Sweetness a la Sonny Rollins". Los Angeles Times
 - ↑ "Grant Stewart – Downtown Sounds". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
 
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