Return to the Wide Open Spaces


Return to the Wide Open Spaces is a live album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, pianist Ellis Marsalis and guitarist Cornell Dupree, recorded at the Caravan of Dreams in 1990 and released on the Amazing label.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "For this live concert recorded at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth, a mostly all-star group of Texas jazzmen was gathered together. The music, which includes four blues and three standards among its nine selections, lacks any real surprises.... Some better planning and the utilization of a few charts would have elevated the pleasing date to a much higher level". The Los Angeles Times said "there's a lot of good, unpretentious playing here... More originality and less predictability would have improved this date".

Track listing

  1. Introduction – 1:26
  2. "Buster's Tune" – 5:23
  3. "Hard Times" – 8:22
  4. "13th Floor" – 7:22
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 5:18
  6. "These Foolish Things" – 5:05
  7. "Two Bones and a Pick" – 6:19
  8. "City Lights" – 10:03
  9. "Lush Life" – 7:10
  10. "A Night in Tunisia" – 9:58

Personnel