The Slow Lane
$10.98 – $19.98
Anton Schwartz, composer & tenor saxophone
70 minutes of dynamic, acoustic jazz
An album created for when life’s pace becomes a little too frantic. Anton Schwartz’s The Slow Lane rejoices in the ability to slow down. Filled with measured phrases and soothing melodies that reach out to your soul, imploring you to relax, The Slow Lane takes you there.
Anton Schwartz, tenor sax
Paul Nagel, piano
John Shifflet, bass
Jason Lewis, drums
Extra notes
Produced by Anton Schwartz with Bud Spangler
All arrangements by Anton Schwartz
Liner notes by Dan Ouellette
HDCD encoded for superb digital fidelity
Recorded “live” to two-track
November 4 & 5, 1997, Bay Records, Berkeley, CA.
Recording Engineer: Bob Schumaker.
Mastered by Paul Stubblebine.
Release date: May 26, 1998.
On This Recording
- Wayne Shorter: Miyako (6:31)
- Anton Schwartz: The Curve of the Earth (8:42)
- Anton Schwartz: Don’t Ask (6:12)
- Anton Schwarz: Then Again (9:01)
- Benny Golson: Along Came Betty (6:01)
- Billy Strayhorn: Chelsea Bridge (4:50)
- H. Arlen; J. Mercer: Come Rain or Come Shine (6:21)
- Anton Schwartz: Peace Dollar (6:35)
- M. Torme; R. Wells: Born to be Blue (7:41)
- Anton Schwartz: The Slow Lane (6:34)
- Anton Schwartz: The Curve of the Earth (reprise) (1:12)
Reviews:
“★★★★1/2” – Michael Nastos, All Music Guide
“★★★★★” – Paula Edelstein, The Jazz Review
“Genius!” – Donald Adderton, Biloxi Sun Times
“Luminous!”– David Wiegand, SF Chronicle
“Good saxophone players can make their instrument talk to you. Anton goes a step farther… his music communi-
cates with your soul.”
– Ray Redmond, Jazz USA“Schwartz savors the implications of each note, allowing the listener to delight in the endless melodies created by his stirring improvisations… energetic lines that mark him as both a creative improviser and a master of economy.”
– Steve Graybow, Billboard
