Radam Schwartz is a well-known Jazz organist in today's Jazz world. He has performed with many Jazz greats including Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Al Hibbler, David "Fathead" Newman, Russell Malone and Cecil Brooks III. In his lastest CD, "Saxophone Quartet Music", Schwartz puts his spotlight on his composing and arranging. Using a quartet of four saxophones, Schwartz has written and arranged nine original songs. The words that come to mind when listening to Schwartz's compositions are beautiful, lush tones, new, fresh and swinging. On his new CD, Schwartz utilizes three of his most skilled former students from the Jazz Institute of New Jersey, Marcus G. Miller on Soprano Sax, Irwin Hall on Alto Sax and Anthony Ware on Tenor Sax. The forth member of the quartet is Schwartz's long friend Max Schweiger on Baritone Sax.
Radam Schwartz's was born and raised in New York City and played Saxophone and Keyboards in high school, and for a time settled on Piano. Early on he played with Altoist Charlie Mariano's fusion group, Tenor -Saxophonist Jimmy Ford, The New Jersey Contemporary Orchestra, and Al Hibbler. He has led ten albums of his own, appeared on over 40 as a sideman, and been very busy as an Organist, Educator and Arranger-Composer.
I have attached two "YouTube" videos of two of the songs from the CD. The first is "Many Seasons Wise One". The inspriation for this ballad tribute was to the unheralded giants of the Newark Jazz scene who early on inspired Schwartz. The second tune, "Validation" utilizes the chord changes of Charlie Parker's "Confirmation" and has a bebop feel to it.
PLAYLIST:
1. Let's Hear It For The Boy
2. Sway In Rincon
3. The Ancients
4. Hands/With These Hands
5. Validation
6. As Long As You're Remembered
7. Many Seasons Wise One
8. My Ship
PLAYERS:
Radam Schwartz: Compositions & Arranging
Marcus G Miller: Soprano Saxophone
Irwin Hall: Alto Saxophone
Anthony Ware: Tenor Saxophone
Max Schweiger: Baritone Saxophone
Misha Josephs: Guitar (Track 2)
Carrie Jackson: Vocals (Track 4)
Andrew Atkinson: Percussion (Track 6)
"Many Seasons Wise One
