PMR-009 "Pass
It On" © 1976
Pat La Barbera
Tenor and Soprano Saxophones and Flute
Richard Beirach
Acoustic Piano
Don Thompson
Acoustic piano
Gene Perla
Acoustic bass
Joe La Barbera
Drums
Pass It On 6:55
Princess Road 6:53
Up Loose 7:19
Little Lady 5:35
Cellar Muse 5:15
Aurobindo 7:07
All Compositions by Pat La Barbera
Pat Lab Music, ASCAP
Recorded and re-mixed at Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York
January and June 1976
Engineered by Gene Perla
Assisted by Bob Schachner and Roy Yates
Technical adversary and overseer -- Andy Topeka
Cover photo by David Redfern
Notes by Nighthawk, CBC Jazz-Radio-Canada,
Jazz Critic Montreal Gazette
Cover design by Anne Maria Schnider
Produced by Gene Perla
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This album captures Pat interpreting his own music in company
with younger brother Joe LaBarbera, alternately pianists Richard
Beirach (Side 1) and Don Thompson (Side 2), and bassist Gene Perla,
who also produced the session. “Pass It On” is a good
post-Coltrane material, with interesting tunes, lots of drive and
room for inspired soloing.
Jazz Forum |
There are, of course, a great number of Coltrane-inspired tenor
players on the scene these days, most of them indistinguishable.
The best of them have managed to carve some kind of identity for
themselves out of the Coltrane legacy; among this elite group [is]
Pat LaBarbera… LaBarbera’s Pass It On focuses on the
blazing reeds that have fronted Elvin Jones’ band for the
last few years… Pat bares savage chops on the title cut, as
well as on “Up Loose” and “Cellar Muse,”
which recreates the basement jams that once shook the LaBarbera
family homestead.
Bill Bennett, Radio Free Jazz |
There are… mellow dimensions to LaBarbera’s vigorous
tenor outings on the title track and “Up Loose.” Even
though streams of notes tumble from the bell of his horn, the cascades
trace graceful trajectories. This melodic quality is accentuated
by his warm roundish sound… The music… is more than
an exploration of the free approach. It is a warm evocation of brotherly
affection and fondly recalled memories.
Chuck Berg, Down Beat |
The flavor of this album is very much of early 60’s John
Coltrane. Not only does Pat sound like his mentor on tenor and soprano
sax, but his brother Joe, the drummer on these tracks, shows the
influence of Elvin Jones.
Despite the obvious similarities, this album has a life of its own.
All tunes are well thought out originals. Pat is inspired on both
saxes and flutes; brother Joe is both supportive, and on “Aurobindo”
and “Up Loose” proves to be a powerful catalyst. Pianists
Richie Beirach and Don Thompson, and bassist Gene Perla flow easily
and comfortably with the music, lending a harmonious feeling to
the date. This is a promising maiden voyage.
Bob Rosenblum, All About Jazz |
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