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| name = Elastic
| name = Elastic
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Joshua Redman]]
| artist = [[Joshua Redman]] Elastic Band
| cover = Elastic Joshua Redman.jpg
| cover = Elastic Joshua Redman.jpg
| released = September 10, 2002
| released = September 10, 2002
| recorded = March, 2002
| recorded = March 2002
| studio = [[Sear Sound]], New York City
| studio = [[Sear Sound]], New York City
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 64:19
| length = 64:19
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer = James Farber, Matt Pierson
| producer = Joshua Redman, Matt Pierson, [[Sam Yahel]], James Farber
| chronology = [[Joshua Redman]]
| chronology = [[Joshua Redman]]
| prev_title = [[Passage of Time]]
| prev_title = Yaya<sup>3</sup>
| prev_year = 2001
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Momentum (Joshua Redman album)|Momentum]]
| next_title = [[Momentum (Joshua Redman album)|Momentum]]
| next_year = 2005
| next_year = 2005
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{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Joshua Redman Elastic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/elastic-mw0000224066|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Joshua Redman Elastic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/elastic-mw0000224066|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Buffalo News]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Buffalo News]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="TBN">{{cite web |last1=Simon |first1=Jeff |title=DISCS |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/discs/article_0b634732-e490-5c46-9c01-73c3c01c0f36.html |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |accessdate=20 August 2020 |language=en |date=September 20, 2002}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="TBN">{{cite web |last1=Simon |first1=Jeff |title=DISCS |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/discs/article_0b634732-e490-5c46-9c01-73c3c01c0f36.html |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |access-date=20 August 2020 |language=en |date=September 20, 2002}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3score={{rating|3|5}}<ref name="TG">{{cite web |last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=CD: Joshua Redman, Elastic |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/sep/13/jazz.artsfeatures1 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=17 April 2019 |date=13 September 2002}}</ref>
| rev3score={{rating|3|5}}<ref name="TG">{{cite web |last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=CD: Joshua Redman, Elastic |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/sep/13/jazz.artsfeatures1 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=17 April 2019 |date=13 September 2002}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |page=1095|url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/1276/mode/2up |accessdate=31 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |page=1095|url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/1276/mode/2up |access-date=31 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
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'''''Elastic''''' is a 2002 studio album by American jazz saxophonist [[Joshua Redman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard |date=28 May 2005 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38 |accessdate=29 April 2019 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media}}</ref> The album was released on September 10, 2002 by [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] label.
'''''Elastic''''' is a 2002 studio album by American jazz saxophonist [[Joshua Redman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard |date=28 May 2005 |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38 |access-date=29 April 2019 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media}}</ref> The album was released on September 10, 2002, by [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] label.


==Background==
==Background==
The album is positioned as the Redman's first full-length record with electric instruments—after eight acoustic albums. Also, ''Elastic'' follows the self-titled CD by Yaya3, which features the same lineup: Redman with keyboardist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade. The Yaya3 CD came out on Loma Records, once the R&B subsidiary of Warner Bros. The concept for Yaya3 and ''Elastic'' began when Redman started playing with Yahel and Blade at the New York’s Small’s club in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Stuart |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic |url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/joshua-redman-elastic/ |website=[[JazzTimes]] |accessdate=17 April 2019 |date=1 November 2002}}</ref><ref name="AAJ">{{cite web |last1=Hovan |first1=C. Andrew |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/elastic-joshua-redman-warner-bros-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php |website=[[All About Jazz]] |accessdate=17 April 2019 |language=en |date=October 2, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Group |first1=The Jazzsippers |title=From Jazz Novice to Jazz Connoisseur |date=2017 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781365887819 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=EEQnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA129&dq=Elastic+(Joshua+redman+album)#v=onepage&q=Elastic%20(Joshua%20redman%20album)&f=false |accessdate=29 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
The album is positioned as the Redman's first full-length record with electric instruments—after eight acoustic albums. Also, ''Elastic'' follows the self-titled CD by Yaya<sup>3</sup>, which features the same lineup: Redman with keyboardist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade. The Yaya<sup>3</sup> CD came out on Loma Records, once the R&B subsidiary of Warner Bros. The concept for Yaya<sup>3</sup> and ''Elastic'' began when Redman started playing with Yahel and Blade at the New York's Small's club in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Stuart |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic |url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/joshua-redman-elastic/ |website=[[JazzTimes]] |access-date=17 April 2019 |date=1 November 2002}}</ref><ref name="AAJ">{{cite web |last1=Hovan |first1=C. Andrew |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/elastic-joshua-redman-warner-bros-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php |website=[[All About Jazz]] |access-date=17 April 2019 |language=en |date=October 2, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Group |first1=The Jazzsippers |title=From Jazz Novice to Jazz Connoisseur |date=2017 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781365887819 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EEQnDwAAQBAJ&q=Elastic+%28Joshua+redman+album%29&pg=PA129 |access-date=29 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
David R. Adler of [[Allmusic]] wrote "Coming fast on the heels of Redman's collaborative Yaya3 date with the same players (organist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade), Elastic is more about pop/soul-funk than jazz, but it doesn't sacrifice any of Yaya3's organic feeling and improvisational focus. Here Yahel plays not only Hammond organ, but also Fender Rhodes, clavinet, and other assorted electric keys. Redman makes liberal use of overdubbing and signal processing, much of which is surprisingly subtle. The result is quite a lot of sound for three people, quite a lot of inspired blowing, and quite a lot of stylistic ground covered." [[John Fordham (jazz critic)|John Fordham]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted "...the afterglow, as so often with recent Redman discs, is surprisingly brief."<ref name="TG" /> ''[[The Buffalo News]]'' review by Jeff Simon noted, "Not a bad thing to be by a long shot. There is a ton of infectious grooves on this disc... It's a lot of fun. But, unlike his ambitious counterpart and contemporary James Carter, it only confirms that Redman is the authentic monster tenor of slackers everywhere."<ref name="TBN" />
David R. Adler of [[Allmusic]] wrote "Coming fast on the heels of Redman's collaborative Yaya3 date with the same players (organist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade), Elastic is more about pop/soul-funk than jazz, but it doesn't sacrifice any of Yaya3's organic feeling and improvisational focus. Here Yahel plays not only Hammond organ, but also Fender Rhodes, clavinet, and other assorted electric keys. Redman makes liberal use of overdubbing and signal processing, much of which is surprisingly subtle. The result is quite a lot of sound for three people, quite a lot of inspired blowing, and quite a lot of stylistic ground covered." [[John Fordham (jazz critic)|John Fordham]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted "...the afterglow, as so often with recent Redman discs, is surprisingly brief."<ref name="TG" /> ''[[The Buffalo News]]'' review by Jeff Simon noted, "Not a bad thing to be by a long shot. There is a ton of infectious grooves on this disc... It's a lot of fun. But, unlike his ambitious counterpart and contemporary James Carter, it only confirms that Redman is the authentic monster tenor of slackers everywhere."<ref name="TBN" />


Stuart Nicholson of ''[[JazzTimes]]'' added, "Redman remains more student than trailblazer here, more the eternal protege. But that’s enough, for now-hell, ''Elastic'' is a fun disc-and more searching questions about the emotional depth of his work can wait for another day."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Stuart |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic |url=https://jazztimes.com/archives/joshua-redman-elastic/ |website=[[JazzTimes]] |accessdate=20 August 2020 |date=November 1, 2002}}</ref> C. Andrew Hovan of ''[[All About Jazz]]'' wrote, "Although an audience's reaction to any artistic endeavor is ultimately personal, some pieces seem to speak with great fluency and attraction and others are more difficult to decipher. Redman's work here not only speaks with clarity but it also rewards repeated exposure. Any disc that keeps finding itself in my player, when so many don't merit much past two or three spins, recommends itself and ''Elastic'' does just that."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hovan |first1=C. Andrew |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic album review @ All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/elastic-joshua-redman-warner-bros-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php |website=[[All About Jazz]] |accessdate=20 August 2020 |language=en |date=2 October 2002}}</ref>
[[Stuart Nicholson (jazz historian)|Stuart Nicholson]] of ''[[JazzTimes]]'' added, "Redman remains more student than trailblazer here, more the eternal protege. But that’s enough, for now-hell, ''Elastic'' is a fun disc-and more searching questions about the emotional depth of his work can wait for another day."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Stuart |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic |url=https://jazztimes.com/archives/joshua-redman-elastic/ |website=[[JazzTimes]] |access-date=20 August 2020 |date=November 1, 2002}}</ref> C. Andrew Hovan of ''[[All About Jazz]]'' wrote, "Although an audience's reaction to any artistic endeavor is ultimately personal, some pieces seem to speak with great fluency and attraction and others are more difficult to decipher. Redman's work here not only speaks with clarity but it also rewards repeated exposure. Any disc that keeps finding itself in my player, when so many don't merit much past two or three spins, recommends itself and ''Elastic'' does just that."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hovan |first1=C. Andrew |title=Joshua Redman: Elastic album review @ All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/elastic-joshua-redman-warner-bros-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php |website=[[All About Jazz]] |access-date=20 August 2020 |language=en |date=2 October 2002}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
# "Molten Soul"
| all_writing = Joshua Redman except track 4 written by [[Sam Yahel]]
# "Jazz Crimes"
| title_width = 400px
# "The Long Way Home"
| title1 = Molten Soul
# "Oumou"
| length1 = 8:07
# "Still Pushin' That Rock"

# "Can a Good Thing Last Forever"
| title2 = Jazz Crimes
# "Boogielastic"
| length2 = 6:42
# "Unknowing"

# "News from the Front"
| title3 = The Long Way Home
# "Letting Go"
| length3 = 5:42
# "The Birthday Song"

| title4 = Oumou
| length4 = 3:39

| title5 = Still Pushin' That Rock
| length5 = 8:26

| title6 = Can a Good Thing Last Forever
| length6 = 6:16

| title7 = Boogielastic
| length7 = 7:53

| title8 = Unknowing
| length8 = 3:27

| title9 = News from the Front
| length9 = 5:55

| title10 = Letting Go
| length10 = 5:06

| title11 = The Birthday Song (Intro.)
| length11 = 2:43

| title12 = The Birthday Song
| length12 = 4:36

| total_length = 64:19
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
'''Musicians'''
* [[Joshua Redman]]tenor saxophone
* Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
* [[Sam Yahel]] – keyboards
* [[Sam Yahel]] – grand piano, electric piano (Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer), organ (Hammond B3), synthesizer (Yamaha CS150, Korg MS 2000), clavinet (Hohner)
* [[Brian Blade]] – drums
* [[Brian Blade]] – drums
* [[Bashiri Johnson]] – tambourine (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7), shaker (tracks: 2, 6, 9), congas & bongos (track: 7)

'''Production'''
* Joshua Redman – producer
* Matt Pierson – producer
* Sam Yahel – producer (additional production)
* James Farber – co-producer
* Dana Watson – project coordinator
* James Farber – engineer (recording, mixing)
* Greg Calbi – engineer (mastering)
* Andy Snitzer – engineer (digital editing)
* Todd Parker – engineer (additional engineering)
* Keith Nelson – engineer (assistant)


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{album chart|France|133|artist=Joshua Redman|album=Elastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Joshua Redman - Elastic |url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Joshua+Redman&titel=Elastic&cat=a |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=20 August 2020}}</ref>
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{{album chart|BillboardJazz|16|artist=Josha Redman|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Joshua Redman |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/joshua-redman/chart-history/JLS/2 |website=Billboard |accessdate=20 August 2020}}</ref>
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Elastic
Studio album by
Joshua Redman Elastic Band
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2002
RecordedMarch 2002
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length64:19
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoshua Redman, Matt Pierson, Sam Yahel, James Farber
Joshua Redman chronology
Yaya3
(2002)
Elastic
(2002)
Momentum
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Buffalo News[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Elastic is a 2002 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman.[5] The album was released on September 10, 2002, by Warner Bros. label.

Background

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The album is positioned as the Redman's first full-length record with electric instruments—after eight acoustic albums. Also, Elastic follows the self-titled CD by Yaya3, which features the same lineup: Redman with keyboardist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade. The Yaya3 CD came out on Loma Records, once the R&B subsidiary of Warner Bros. The concept for Yaya3 and Elastic began when Redman started playing with Yahel and Blade at the New York's Small's club in the late 1990s.[6][7][8]

Reception

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David R. Adler of Allmusic wrote "Coming fast on the heels of Redman's collaborative Yaya3 date with the same players (organist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian Blade), Elastic is more about pop/soul-funk than jazz, but it doesn't sacrifice any of Yaya3's organic feeling and improvisational focus. Here Yahel plays not only Hammond organ, but also Fender Rhodes, clavinet, and other assorted electric keys. Redman makes liberal use of overdubbing and signal processing, much of which is surprisingly subtle. The result is quite a lot of sound for three people, quite a lot of inspired blowing, and quite a lot of stylistic ground covered." John Fordham of The Guardian noted "...the afterglow, as so often with recent Redman discs, is surprisingly brief."[3] The Buffalo News review by Jeff Simon noted, "Not a bad thing to be by a long shot. There is a ton of infectious grooves on this disc... It's a lot of fun. But, unlike his ambitious counterpart and contemporary James Carter, it only confirms that Redman is the authentic monster tenor of slackers everywhere."[2]

Stuart Nicholson of JazzTimes added, "Redman remains more student than trailblazer here, more the eternal protege. But that’s enough, for now-hell, Elastic is a fun disc-and more searching questions about the emotional depth of his work can wait for another day."[9] C. Andrew Hovan of All About Jazz wrote, "Although an audience's reaction to any artistic endeavor is ultimately personal, some pieces seem to speak with great fluency and attraction and others are more difficult to decipher. Redman's work here not only speaks with clarity but it also rewards repeated exposure. Any disc that keeps finding itself in my player, when so many don't merit much past two or three spins, recommends itself and Elastic does just that."[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Joshua Redman except track 4 written by Sam Yahel

No.TitelLength
1."Molten Soul"8:07
2."Jazz Crimes"6:42
3."The Long Way Home"5:42
4."Oumou"3:39
5."Still Pushin' That Rock"8:26
6."Can a Good Thing Last Forever"6:16
7."Boogielastic"7:53
8."Unknowing"3:27
9."News from the Front"5:55
10."Letting Go"5:06
11."The Birthday Song (Intro.)"2:43
12."The Birthday Song"4:36
Total length:64:19

Personnel

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Musiker

  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Sam Yahel – grand piano, electric piano (Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer), organ (Hammond B3), synthesizer (Yamaha CS150, Korg MS 2000), clavinet (Hohner)
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – tambourine (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7), shaker (tracks: 2, 6, 9), congas & bongos (track: 7)

Production

  • Joshua Redman – producer
  • Matt Pierson – producer
  • Sam Yahel – producer (additional production)
  • James Farber – co-producer
  • Dana Watson – project coordinator
  • James Farber – engineer (recording, mixing)
  • Greg Calbi – engineer (mastering)
  • Andy Snitzer – engineer (digital editing)
  • Todd Parker – engineer (additional engineering)
  • Keith Nelson – engineer (assistant)

Charts

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Chart performance for Elastic
Chart (2002) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 133[12]
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[13] 16[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Joshua Redman Elastic". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Simon, Jeff (September 20, 2002). "DISCS". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fordham, John (13 September 2002). "CD: Joshua Redman, Elastic". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media. 28 May 2005. p. 38. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (1 November 2002). "Joshua Redman: Elastic". JazzTimes. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ^ Hovan, C. Andrew (October 2, 2002). "Joshua Redman: Elastic". All About Jazz. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ Group, The Jazzsippers (2017). From Jazz Novice to Jazz Connoisseur. Lulu.com. p. 129. ISBN 9781365887819. Retrieved 29 April 2019. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (November 1, 2002). "Joshua Redman: Elastic". JazzTimes. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. ^ Hovan, C. Andrew (2 October 2002). "Joshua Redman: Elastic album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Joshua Redman – Elastic". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Joshua Redman - Elastic". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Josha Redman Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Joshua Redman". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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