Back in 1996, pianist Bob James and saxophonist Kirk Whalum - two of the biggest names in contemporary Jazz - combined their talents on the acclaimed Warner Brothers album ‘Joined At The Hip’ which is now remastered and reissued as a MQACD eleased by evosound.
Backed by a slick band comprised of guitarist Jeff Golub, bassist Chris Walker and drummer Billy Kilson, the pair served up some fine original material including Whalum’s evocative tone poem ‘Soweto’ and jazzed up revamps of two big seventies hits Maria Muldaur’s ‘Midnight At The Oasis’ and Donny Hathaways ‘The Ghetto’.
Though it was nominated for a Grammy and peaked at #10 in the Billboard Jazz charts. Joined At The Hip’ has often been overlooked and remains an important musical touchstone in both artists careers. The albums 16 page booklet includes new liner notes, featuring reminiscences from James, Whalum and the session’s original sound engineer. Ken Freeman. The original high resolution audio mixes were used for the remastering. This MQACD plays back on all CD players. When a conventional CD player is connected to an MQA-enabled device, the CD will reveal the original master quality.
