MoodSwing, originally released in 1994, was Redman's first album with his own band—pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade—and all original tunes. "Redman finds ingenious ways of creating a mode of acoustic jazz that is both entertaining and enlightening," said Entertainment Weekly. "MoodSwing plays like an artistic journey."
MoodSwing, originally released in 1994, was Redman's first album with his own band—pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade—and all original tunes. It was released again both on CD and on vinyl in 2009. "Redman finds ingenious ways of creating a mode of acoustic jazz that is both entertaining and enlightening," said Entertainment Weekly. "MoodSwing plays like an artistic journey."
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Matt Pierson
Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
Recorded March 8-10, 1994, at Power Station, NYC
Mixed at Power Station and at The Hit Factory, NYC
Assistant Engineers: Tony Black and Rory Romano
Mastered by Greg Calbi and Scott Hull at Masterdisk, NYC
Production Coordinator: Jennifer Zeitlin
Christian McBride appears courtesy of Verve Records
All songs written by Joshua Redman
Original Art Direction and Design: Tom Recchion and Jeri Heiden
LP Design Adaptation: Alice Arnold
Cover photo: Marc Hom
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MUSICIANS
Joshua Redman, saxophone
Brad Mehldau, piano
Christian McBride, bass
Brian Blade, drums
