(Hard Bop, Saxophone Jazz) Ron Holloway - Scorcher - 1996, APE (image+.cue), lossless

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PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
TITLE "Scorcher"
FILE "CDImage.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Hot House"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Sidewinder"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 05:13:05
    INDEX 01 05:13:58
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Everywhere Calypso"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 12:44:33
    INDEX 01 12:45:50
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Is That Jazz?"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 22:05:23
    INDEX 01 22:05:48
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "You And I"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 26:37:63
    INDEX 01 26:39:38
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "81"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 32:44:23
    INDEX 01 32:47:00
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "How High the Moon"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 41:53:25
    INDEX 01 41:53:35
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Red Clay"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 52:09:63
    INDEX 01 52:12:28
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Blue Collar"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 62:33:60
    INDEX 01 62:35:48
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Pulse"
    PERFORMER "Ron Holloway"
    INDEX 00 68:03:68
    INDEX 01 68:04:40

An excellent tenor saxophonist with an open mind who is best-known for his hard bop-oriented performances and recordings, Ron Holloway started playing music in the seventh grade. He worked in R&B and funk bands early on, and sat in with such players as Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, and Dizzy Gillespie. After playing with Gil Scott-Heron during 1981-1988, Holloway (sounding a bit like Stanley Turrentine) was in Dizzy Gillespie's last band (1989-1992). He has recorded several albums as a leader for Milestone.

by Scott Yanow
Tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway has a large tone slightly similar to Stanley Turrentine's and an adventurous style. He was a member of one of Dizzy Gillespie's last combos and, in the 1990s, led a series of dates for the Milestone label. This set is mostly straight-ahead jazz, often with funky rhythms, including the bebop standard "Hot House." Among the better selections are a remake of Lee Morgan's "The Sidewinder," Sonny Rollins' "The Everywhere Calypso," and a duet with guitarist Paul Bollenback on "You and I." Organist Joey DeFrancesco stars among the supporting cast. There is also a boppish version of "How High the Moon" and a jam on the Ron Carter bluesy "81," one of several songs that has a spot for trumpeter Chris Battistone. Two vocals by Gil Scott-Heron (a throwaway "Is That Jazz?" and "Blue Collar") are departures, and the closing number, "The Pulse," was Holloway's attempt to record rap with a positive message, although it falls short. Otherwise, this is an excellent effort.

Ron Holloway - tenor sax (#1-10);
Chris Battistone - trumpet (#1,2,4,6,8,10), flugelhorn (#3);
Joey DeFrancesco - Hammond B3 (#1,2,4,6,8);
Vince Evans - keyboards (#9,10);
Paul Bollenback - guitar (#1-8,10);
Pye Williams - guitar (#9);
Vince Loving - electric bass (#1,2,4,9,10);
Tommy Cecil - acoustic bass (#3,6-8);
Byron Landham - drums (#1-4,6-8);
Rod Youngs - drums (#9,10);
Mark Wenner - harmonica (#9);
John Bell - sitar (#10);
Gil Scott-Heron - vocals (#4,9);
Sunny Sumpter - background vocals (#4);
Neeta Ragoowansi, Jaqui MacMillan, Rachel-Ann Cross - background vocals (#9,10);
Erik "Shorty Bones" Jones, Alex "MC RIP" Jones - vocals (#10)