Graças a Deus, Vinyl incumbiu-me de tarefa menos árdua do que aquela endereçada ao Salsa. O redator-chefe pediu alguma coisa sobre baritonistas menos conhecidos do grande público, e, de imediato, veio-me o nome de Ronnie Cuber. Eu, pelo menos, não o conhecia até comprar um disquinho chamado In a New York minute, gravado em 95, com a companhia de Adam Cruz (bateria), Kenny Drew, Jr. (piano) e Andy McKee (baixo). Não diria que é um disco maravilhoso, mas é inegável a qualidade do baritonista. Seu sopro é consistente e o fraseado mantém-se na mainstream do jazz. O Allmusic reservou poucas linhas sobre ele, e aqui reproduzo:
A powerful baritonist in the tradition of Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber has been making excellent records for over 20 years. He was in Marshall Brown's Newport Youth Band at the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival and was featured with the groups of Slide Hampton (1962), Maynard Ferguson (1963-1965), and George Benson (1966-1967). After stints with Lionel Hampton (1968), Woody Herman's Orchestra (1969), and as a freelancer, he recorded a series of fine albums (both as a leader and as a sideman) for Xanadu and performed with Lee Konitz's nonet (1977-1979). In the mid-'80s, Cuber recorded for Projazz (in both straight-ahead and R&B-ish settings), in the early '90s he headed dates for Fresh Sound and SteepleChase and Cuber performed regularly with The Mingus Big Band.
A powerful baritonist in the tradition of Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber has been making excellent records for over 20 years. He was in Marshall Brown's Newport Youth Band at the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival and was featured with the groups of Slide Hampton (1962), Maynard Ferguson (1963-1965), and George Benson (1966-1967). After stints with Lionel Hampton (1968), Woody Herman's Orchestra (1969), and as a freelancer, he recorded a series of fine albums (both as a leader and as a sideman) for Xanadu and performed with Lee Konitz's nonet (1977-1979). In the mid-'80s, Cuber recorded for Projazz (in both straight-ahead and R&B-ish settings), in the early '90s he headed dates for Fresh Sound and SteepleChase and Cuber performed regularly with The Mingus Big Band.
Um fator que, para mim, colabora para elevar o nível desse disco é a performance de Jr., o filho de Kenny Drew. O pianista mostra que, no caso, o fruto não caiu longe do pé. Ele conhece bem as possibilidades das teclas brancas e negras. Vale uma conferida. Deixarei Dig e For bari & bass para vocês curtirem.
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Kenny Drew Jr e o caso típico da cria que supera o criador.Edú
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