Takin' It 2 the Next Level | ||||
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Studio album by World Saxophone Quartet | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Recorded | June 10–12, 1996 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 66:46 | |||
Label | Justin Time | |||
Producer | World Saxophone Quartet | |||
World Saxophone Quartet chronology | ||||
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Takin' It 2 the Next Level is the fourteenth album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet and their second on the Canadian Justin Time label. The album features performances by Hamiet Bluiett, John Purcell, Oliver Lake and David Murray, with a rhythm section of Don Blackman, Calvin X Jones and Ronnie Burrage.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Mostly sticking to group originals, the expanded band explores many moods on such numbers as "Wiring," "Rio," "The Desegregation of Our Children" and "When Thee Monarchs Come to Town.".