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Bob Mover: My Heart Tells Me

By Larry Taylor
October 19, 2013
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Jazz saxophone veteran Bob Mover has put together a very satisfying two-disc release, My Heart Tell Me, with both swinging instrumentals and his very effective,unadorned vocals.

Disc one has Mover mostly singing standards in soft pensive fashion, bringing to mind Nat Cole, as well as

Chet Baker

trumpet and vocals
1929 - 1988

" data-original-title="" title="">Chet Baker, his early-days cohort. Standouts on this are Warren/Gordon's "My Heart Tells Me'' and Carey/Fischer's "Gone With th Wind," featuring pianist

Kenny Barron

piano
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Kenny Barron's impeccable accompaniment---no embellishment, unadorned, but lots of soul. On Wrubel/Madison's "You've Changed," Mover again shows his vocal prowess, underlined again by Barron's exquisite backing.The one instrumental on this side is Cole Porter's "Get Out of Town," a barnburner, highlighting Mover's sax.

Disc two features the band, save for the

Kenny Dorham

trumpet
1924 - 1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Kenny Dorham jazz standard "Fair Weather" which is sung in an overcast mood, enhanced by

Josh Evans

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Josh Evans' trumpet. The excellent quartet is augmented occasionally by the aforementioned Evans, along with second tenor

Steve Hall

multi-instrumentalist
b.1945

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Hall. The tunes on this are mainly Mover's own. "Chet's Chum" is delightfully reminiscent of

Dizzy Gillespie

trumpet
1917 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Dizzy Gillespie]'s "Salt Peanuts," Mover in a somewhat boppish

Charlie Parker

saxophone, alto
1920 - 1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Parker spirit. "Sweet Basil," features Mover and Evans in a great run; soon Hall and Barron catch up before the finish line. It's all-together invigorating.

Some background on Mover who should be better known. Born in 1952 in Boston,, his father was a musician who played with the

Charlie Spivak

trumpet
1907 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Spivak orchestra. At 13, he began playing the alto saxophone and went on to study with Phil Woods. Professionally, he has played with such as

Charles Mingus

bass, acoustic
1922 - 1979

" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Mingus,

Paul Bley

piano
1932 - 2016

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Bley ,

Ron Carter

bass
b.1937

" data-original-title="" title="">Ron Carter and, Baker, his big influence.

This is Mover's first recording since 2008's It Amazes Me on Zoho Music. It is good to see this versatile, talented musician out there again.

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Track Listing

Disc One: My Heart Tells Me; So Near and Yet So Far;I Hadn��t Anyone Till You; Get Out of Town; Penthouse Serenade; Gone with the Wind; You��ve Changed; By Myself; You Must Believe in Spring. Disc Two: Dee��s Dilemma; Survival of the Sickest; Muggawump; Fair Weather; Chet��s Chum; Sweet Basil; Carmen��s Calypso.

Personnel

Bob Mover

saxophone

Bob Mover: alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, vocals; Kenny Barron: piano; Josh Evans: trumpet; Steve Hall:tenor saxophone; Bob Cranshaw: bass; Steve Williams, Victor Lewis: drums

Album information

Title: My Heart Tells Me | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Motema Music

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