{"product_id":"the-cookers-the-call-of-the-wild-and-peaceful-heart-cd","title":"The Cookers - The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart CD","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 700px; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1280546675\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=333333\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thecookers.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-call-of-the-wild-and-peaceful-heart\"\u003eThe Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart by The Cookers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e8-panel Digipak Album\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Hard bop is proving to be the most durable of all jazz styles. Succeeding generations come up with new twists, but the Cookers are a band of seven true veterans who manage to sound fresher and tougher than any of them.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Dave Gelly, The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“It’s hard-bop heaven but, happily, still with us here on Earth.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Chris Pearson, The Times (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Always swinging, sometimes bluesy, frequently fierce, all artfully arranged.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Phillip Booth, JazzTimes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“The concept of a ‘super-group’ in this day and age might be overplayed so let us just say that the fifth CD by The Cookers, THE CALL OF THE WILD AND PEACEFUL HEART (Smoke Sessions Records) by The Cookers is one of the top jazz CDs of 2016. How could it not be with this lineup?”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Cookers, the veteran jazz supergroup that the New York Times calls “a dream team of forward-leaning hard-bop,” returns with its fifth and most exhilarating album to date, THE CALL OF THE WILD AND PEACEFUL HEART. After nine years together, The Cookers have evolved from a summit of swinging road warriors to become simply one of the most burning and hardest-hitting bands on the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTHE CALL OF THE WILD AND PEACEFUL HEART marks The Cookers’ debut on Smoke Sessions Records and is the follow up to their critically acclaimed release TIME AND TIME AGAIN, which was the iTunes’ Jazz Album of the Year in 2014. Once again, the core of the band consists of five legendary, long-undersung musicians whose credentials read like a who’s-who of classic-era jazz: tenor saxophonist Billy Harper was a member of groups led by Lee Morgan and Max Roach and served a two-year stint with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers; trumpeter Eddie Henderson and drummer Billy Hart were both part of Herbie Hancock’s electrifying Mwandishi ensemble; pianist George Cables played alongside Dexter Gordon and Art Pepper; and bassist Cecil McBee anchored Charles Lloyd’s famed 1960s quartet with Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette. They’re joined by torchbearers Weiss and, in his second outing with the band, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAs always, the album’s repertoire is plumbed from the members’ vast discographies, a bevy of riches that Weiss says continues to yield surprises. “These guys should all be considered giants on their own,” Weiss insists. “The idea of The Cookers is to bring them to greater prominence, and a big part of that is this incredible legacy of compositions. I think this is our strongest record and top to bottom the strongest collection of tunes that we’ve done.”\u003cbr\u003e\ncredits\u003cbr\u003e\nreleased September 9, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEddie Henderson – trumpet\u003cbr\u003e\nDavid Weiss – trumpet\u003cbr\u003e\nDonald Harrison – alto saxophone\u003cbr\u003e\nBilly Harper – tenor saxophone\u003cbr\u003e\nGeorge Cables – piano\u003cbr\u003e\nCecil McBee – bass\u003cbr\u003e\nBilly Hart – drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRecorded Live April 11 \u0026amp; 12, 2016\u003cbr\u003e\nat Sear Sound, Studio C, New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eProduced by Paul Stache\u003cbr\u003e\nAssociate Producer: Damon Smith\u003cbr\u003e\nRecorded by Chris Allen\u003cbr\u003e\nStudio Assistants: Jeff Citron \u0026amp; Richie Kennon\u003cbr\u003e\nMixed by Paul Stache \u0026amp; Ted Tuthill\u003cbr\u003e\nMastered by Randy Merrill\u003cbr\u003e\nPhotography by John Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\nInside photography by Adriana Mateo\u003cbr\u003e\nLiner Notes by Hank Shteamer\u003cbr\u003e\nDesign by Damon Smith \u0026amp; Paul Stache\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGeorge Cables appears courtesy of High Note Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExecutive Producers: Frank Christopher \u0026amp; Paul Stache\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smoke Sessions Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56382106272126,"sku":"SSR-1607-CD","price":45.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/4161\/5230\/files\/SSR-1607-CD.jpg?v=1760095226","url":"https:\/\/8merch.shop\/products\/the-cookers-the-call-of-the-wild-and-peaceful-heart-cd","provider":"8Merch Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}