Duke Pearson Sweet Honey Bee Rock Music CD Review

The exceptionally talented Rock artist Duke PearsonRock music this is a CD your collection simply should
has released him CD entitled Sweet Honey Bee. I amnot be without.
very confident and happy to announce that I believeWhile this entire CD is outstanding the truly standout
Duke Pearson fans, and Rock fans alike will betunes are track 3 - After The Rain, track 5 - Big
pleased with this one. With the release of SweetBertha, and track 7 - Ready Rudy?.
Honey Bee Duke Pearson’s artistic excellence isMy Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in
on full display as Pearson has once again delivered a"Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Sweet Honey Bee.
brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be himWhat a nice track!
best work to date.Sweet Honey Bee Release Notes:
It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artistDuke Pearson originally released Sweet Honey Bee
that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track inon March 9, 2004 on the Blue Note Records label.
the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that’sCD Track List Follows:
exactly what I must say about this one. There simply1. Sweet Honey Bee 2. Sudel 3. After The Rain 4.
isn’t a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all,Gaslight 5. Big Bertha 6. Empathy 7. Ready Rudy?
with each song standing tall on it's own.Personnel: Duke Pearson (piano); James Spaulding (alto
One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD is thesaxophone, flute); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone);
way all of the participating artists seem to be reallyFreddie Hubbard (trumpet); Ron Carter (bass); Mickey
enjoying themselves. Combine that with the overallRoker (drums).
presentation and you’ve got one of DukeRecorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
Pearson’s most impressive releases ever.New Jersey on December 7, 1966. Inlcudes liner notes
If you’re a Duke Pearson fan, or just a fan ofby Nat Hentoff and Bob Blumenthal.