Instant Heat (1993)

About this title: It is very surprising that this SeaBreeze CD was Roger Neumann's first release since 1983 for his arrangements are colorful, fairly original and hard-swinging. In addition to all of the charts, he wrote eight of the new set's dozen compositions, plays some fine tenor and is very generous in allocating solo space to his 17 sidemen; in fact every musician (including the six subs) gets at least one chance to be heard. The fresh versions of "Good Bait," "Stompin' At The Savoy," "For Heaven's Sake" and Chick Corea's "Children's Song, No. 2" alternate with Neumann's unpredictable originals and the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Instant Heat [Neumann]
2. Good Bait [Basie/Dameron]
3. On a Scale of 1 to 12 [Neumann]
4. 3/4ths of the Time [Neumann]
5. Two Views [Neumann]
6. Morning Light [Neumann]
7. Straight Ahead and Strive for Tone [Neumann]
8. Sweden in the Rain [Neumann]
9. Stompin' at the Savoy [Goodman/Razaf/Samps]
10. For Heaven's Sake [Bretton/Edwards/Mey]
11. Takin' a Walk [Neumann]
12. Instant Replay [Neumann]
13. Children's Song, No. 2 [Corea]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.