A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Trumpet
• Format: CD
• Release Date: August 14, 2007
• Label: Blue Note Records (USA)
• UPC: 094639153220
• WAPI (Tower ID): 109106743
• Average Customer Review:    (1 customer review)
• Tower.com Sales Rank: #3603 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #176 in Jazz (See Top 100 Jazz Bestsellers)
• #14 in Trumpet (See Top 100 Trumpet Bestsellers)

• DISC 1 for A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) (CD) Album
• 1   Ghost Of Congo Square
• 2   Levees
• 3   Wading Through
• 4   Ashe
• 5   In Time Of Need
• 6   Ghost Of Betsy
• 7   Water, The
• 8   Mantra Intro
• 9   Mantra
• 10   Over There
• 11   Ghost Of 1927
• 12   Funeral Dirge
• 13   Dear Mom

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Entertainment Weekly (p.67) - "Blanchard's quintet moves elegantly from African rhythms to modern swing to balladic repose..." -- Grade: A-
Down Beat (p.61) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Blanchard still exercises expert control over the subtle slopes of mood and tone."

Personnel: Terence Blanchard (trumpet); Brice Winston (soprano saxophone); Aaron Parks (piano); Derrick Hodge (acoustic bass); Kendrick Scott (drums); Zach Harmon (tabla).

Inspired by his work on Spike Lee's WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE, a documentary about Hurricane Katrina, trumpeter Terence Blanchard embarked on his own exploration of the Katrina disaster with TALE OF GOD'S WILL (A REQUIEM FOR KATRINA). The album re-arranged four of Blanchard's tracks from the documentary, and adds nine new tracks, all of which are performed by Blanchard's crack quintet and a full string orchestra. A New Orleans native, Blanchard clearly has a profound investment in the city and its travails, and that feeling shines in the artful execution and aching beauty of the album.

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