Hudson is the name of the quartet; it is inspired by the beauty and history of the Hudson River[2] from which Woodstock is a few miles away. Bassist Larry Grenadier is himself a resident of the Hudson Valley. What is more, DeJohnette appeared on 1996 Michael Brecker's album Tales from the Hudson, which had similar instrumentation—except for Brecker's saxophone.[3]
The quartet initially played a concert together at the 2014 Woodstock Jazz Festival; that experience encouraged the band to pursue the project, culminating in the present record. Hudson is the band's debut, eponymous album consisting of not only originals by bandmembers but also new renditions of famous songs by such musicians as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, The Band, and Jimi Hendrix. Another relevant touchstone, unstated but clearly implied, is Miles Davis.[4] The album also includes a new version of "Dirty Ground" (from DeJohnette's 2011 album Sound Travels) recorded there with lyrics and vocals by Bruce Hornsby.[5] The album clearly celebrates the music from the late 1960s and early 1970s.[6]Hudson was recorded directly to Pro Tools at 24-bit/96 kHz at Scott Petito's NRS Recording Studio, in Catskill, New York. Petito has been DeJohnette's recording engineer for some 20 years.[7] The label's official website also states that the release celebrates Jack DeJonnette's 75th birthday.[1]
Paul de Barros of DownBeat wrote, "It would be easy to dismiss the supergroup Hudson as mere boomer nostalgia, but that would overlook just how vigorous, original, engaged and downright pleasurable this welcome debut sounds.... The band jumps deep into free territory on the title-track opener, an archeo-futuristic jam that spins raunchy, fuzzed guitar and skronky keyboard clanks around a throbbing, ceremonial beat".[10] Seth Colter Walls of Pitchfork Media stated, "This is not the most fiery music DeJohnette has collaborated on, in his eighth decade. But the peaceable mastery that moves through Hudson does have the distinction of feeling comfortable without being too predictable".[12]John Fordham in his review for The Guardian added, "The group's slightly clunky Native American chanting might have been better replaced by sampled field-recordings with instrumental decoration, but this is an elite jazz outfit collectively telling a compelling new story".[11] Nate Chinen of JazzTimes commented "What they're creating is a top-to-bottom group improvisation—a jam, if we're being plainspoken about it—with the morphing shape of an amoeba. But over the course of a discursive and open-ended 23 minutes, a kind of structural integrity emerges, rooted in the loopy clarity of DeJohnette's groove".[15] Writing for Elmore, Jim Hynes stated, "The album is a showcase for all four of them... Given the mostly electric fare, particularly on the rock numbers, it’s tempting to call this jazz fusion but it feels different. It’s lighter."[3]
^ ab"Hudson". Motema Music. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^Shteamer, Hank (April 14, 2017). "Hear Jazz Supergroup Hudson Cover Bob Dylan's 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ abcHynes, Jim (9 June 2017). "Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski, John Scofield: Hudson". Elmore Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^Chinen, Nate (June 1, 2017). "Review: DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski & Scofield, 'Hudson'". NPR. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^Tunis, Walter (19 July 2017). "Quartet of jazz giants unite for a new group and album: 'Hudson'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ abFreitas, Filipe (21 September 2017). "Hudson: DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, Scofield - Hudson". Jazz Trail. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ abBaird, Robert (August 17, 2017). "Recording of the Month: Hudson". Stereophile. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^Farbey, Roger (18 June 2017). "Hudson - DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield: Hudson". All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^Jurek, Thom. "Jack DeJohnette / Larry Grenadier: Hudson". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ abBarros, Paul de (August 2017). "DeJohnette/Grenadier/Medeski/Scofield: Hudson (Motéma)". DownBeat. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ abFordham, John (6 July 2017). "DeJohnette/Grenadier/Medeski/Scofield: Hudson review – a new jazz supergroup". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ abWalls, Seth Colter (20 June 2017). "Hudson". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^Layman, WillDeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, and Scofield: Hudson (20 June 2017). "DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, and Scofield: Hudson". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Bungey, John (2 June 2017). "Jazz review: DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, Scofield: Hudson / Arve Henriksen: Towards Language". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^Chinen, Nate (31 August 2017). "Hudson: Upstate New York's Supergroup". JazzTimes. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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Hudson is a jazz album by drummer Jack DeJohnette bassist Larry Grenadier keyboardist John Medeski and guitarist John Scofield The album was released on June 9 2017 by Motema 1 HudsonStudio album by Jack DeJohnette John Medeski John Scofield Larry GrenadierReleasedJune 9 2017RecordedJanuary 2017StudioNRS Recording Studio Catskill New YorkGenreJazzLength71 54LabelMotemaProducerJack DeJohnette John Medeski John Scofield Larry GrenadierJack DeJohnette chronologyReturn 2017 Hudson 2017 Skyline 2021 John Scofield chronologyCountry for Old Men 2016 Hudson 2017 Combo 66 2018 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesBackground editHudson is the name of the quartet it is inspired by the beauty and history of the Hudson River 2 from which Woodstock is a few miles away Bassist Larry Grenadier is himself a resident of the Hudson Valley What is more DeJohnette appeared on 1996 Michael Brecker s album Tales from the Hudson which had similar instrumentation except for Brecker s saxophone 3 The quartet initially played a concert together at the 2014 Woodstock Jazz Festival that experience encouraged the band to pursue the project culminating in the present record Hudson is the band s debut eponymous album consisting of not only originals by bandmembers but also new renditions of famous songs by such musicians as Bob Dylan Joni Mitchell The Band and Jimi Hendrix Another relevant touchstone unstated but clearly implied is Miles Davis 4 The album also includes a new version of Dirty Ground from DeJohnette s 2011 album Sound Travels recorded there with lyrics and vocals by Bruce Hornsby 5 The album clearly celebrates the music from the late 1960s and early 1970s 6 Hudson was recorded directly to Pro Tools at 24 bit 96 kHz at Scott Petito s NRS Recording Studio in Catskill New York Petito has been DeJohnette s recording engineer for some 20 years 7 The label s official website also states that the release celebrates Jack DeJonnette s 75th birthday 1 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAll About Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 DownBeat nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Elmore93 100 3 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Jazz TrailB 6 Pitchfork7 5 10 12 PopMatters6 10 13 Stereophile nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Paul de Barros of DownBeat wrote It would be easy to dismiss the supergroup Hudson as mere boomer nostalgia but that would overlook just how vigorous original engaged and downright pleasurable this welcome debut sounds The band jumps deep into free territory on the title track opener an archeo futuristic jam that spins raunchy fuzzed guitar and skronky keyboard clanks around a throbbing ceremonial beat 10 Seth Colter Walls of Pitchfork Media stated This is not the most fiery music DeJohnette has collaborated on in his eighth decade But the peaceable mastery that moves through Hudson does have the distinction of feeling comfortable without being too predictable 12 John Fordham in his review for The Guardian added The group s slightly clunky Native American chanting might have been better replaced by sampled field recordings with instrumental decoration but this is an elite jazz outfit collectively telling a compelling new story 11 Nate Chinen of JazzTimes commented What they re creating is a top to bottom group improvisation a jam if we re being plainspoken about it with the morphing shape of an amoeba But over the course of a discursive and open ended 23 minutes a kind of structural integrity emerges rooted in the loopy clarity of DeJohnette s groove 15 Writing for Elmore Jim Hynes stated The album is a showcase for all four of them Given the mostly electric fare particularly on the rock numbers it s tempting to call this jazz fusion but it feels different It s lighter 3 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Hudson DeJohnette Medeski Scofield Grenadier10 562 El Swing Scofield5 293 Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan8 164 Woodstock Joni Mitchell6 005 A Hard Rain s A Gonna Fall Bob Dylan9 146 Wait Until Tomorrow Jimi Hendrix5 297 Song for World Forgiveness DeJohnette8 368 Dirty Ground Bruce Hornsby DeJohnette3 589 Tony Then Jack Scofield5 0310 Up on Cripple Creek Robbie Robertson5 3511 Great Spirit Peace Chant DeJohnette3 16Total length 71 54Personnel editJohn Medeski piano electric piano organ flute vocals John Scofield guitar flute Larry Grenadier double bass vocals Jack DeJohnette drums flute vocalsReferences edit a b Hudson Motema Music Retrieved 6 March 2019 Shteamer Hank April 14 2017 Hear Jazz Supergroup Hudson Cover Bob Dylan s A Hard Rain s A Gonna Fall Rolling Stone Retrieved 6 March 2019 a b c Hynes Jim 9 June 2017 Jack DeJohnette Larry Grenadier John Medeski John Scofield Hudson Elmore Magazine Retrieved 6 March 2019 Chinen Nate June 1 2017 Review DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski amp Scofield Hudson NPR Retrieved 6 March 2019 Tunis Walter 19 July 2017 Quartet of jazz giants unite for a new group and album Hudson Lexington Herald Leader Retrieved 6 March 2019 a b Freitas Filipe 21 September 2017 Hudson DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield Hudson Jazz Trail Retrieved 6 March 2019 a b Baird Robert August 17 2017 Recording of the Month Hudson Stereophile Retrieved 6 March 2019 Farbey Roger 18 June 2017 Hudson DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield Hudson All About Jazz Retrieved 6 March 2019 Jurek Thom Jack DeJohnette Larry Grenadier Hudson AllMusic Retrieved 6 March 2019 a b Barros Paul de August 2017 DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield Hudson Motema DownBeat Retrieved 6 March 2019 a b Fordham John 6 July 2017 DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield Hudson review a new jazz supergroup Retrieved 6 March 2019 a b Walls Seth Colter 20 June 2017 Hudson Pitchfork Media Retrieved 6 March 2019 Layman WillDeJohnette Grenadier Medeski and Scofield Hudson 20 June 2017 DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski and Scofield Hudson PopMatters Retrieved 6 March 2019 a href Template Cite web html 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