MoodSwing (Joshua Redman album)

Moodswing
Studio album by
Joshua Redman Quartet
Released1994
RecordedMarch 8–10, 1994
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenreJazz
Length69:39
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMatt Pierson
Joshua Redman chronology
African Venus
(1994) 		Moodswing
(1994) 		Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Buffalo News[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[6]
Tom HullB+[7]

MoodSwing is a 1994 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman.[8][9] All compositions on this album are originals written by Redman.[10] The album was re-released on vinyl in 2009.[11][12] Redman's bandmates here are Brad Mehldau on piano, Christian McBride on acoustic bass, and Brian Blade on drums. The next album by this quartet, RoundAgain, was released 26 years later in July 2020.[13]

  1. ^ "Joshua Redman Moodswing". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ Simon, Jeff (September 23, 1994). "IN BRIEF". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 4473. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ LAYMAN, WILL (1 March 2012). "Joshua Redman: Moodswing". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Joshua Redman
  7. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ Finkelman, Paul (2009). Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: O-T. Oxford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-19-516779-5. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Joshua Redman Quartet – MoodSwing". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  10. ^ Leonard, John (10 October 1994). "Recorded Music". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC: 113. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Joshua Redman's Landmark "MoodSwing" Returns on Vinyl Reissue". Nonesuch Records. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  12. ^ Tate, Greg (January 1995). "The Real Music". Vibe. p. 132.
  13. ^ "Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade Reunite After 26 Years with July 10 Release of "RoundAgain" - Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved 31 May 2020.