Go Forth by Russell Haight

Russell Haight

Go Forth

Format: CD
Label: OA2 Records
UPC: 0805552223323
Catnr: OA2 22233
Release date: 06 June 2025
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Label
OA2 Records

UPC
0805552223323

Catalogue number
OA2 22233

Release date
06 June 2025

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Developing his voice in Austin's fertile music scene over the last 20 years, saxophonist Russell Haight recorded Go Forth just days before relocating to upstate New York, as a document of the rich musical relationship he shared with his longtime collaborators, pianist Sean Giddings, bassist Ryan Hagler, and drummer Daniel Dufour. The set of 9 Haight originals and two arrangements of classic jazz staples cover a lot of ground, with “Go Forth” and “Mystic Bud” offering high-energy angularity, “Waltz for J,” “Reminiscence” and “Rich in Heart,” abundant in memorable melodicism, and “Scooch” delivering a Southern funk to the session. Haight’s eclectic musical sense, developed through decades of performances, including stints with artists such as pop icon Christopher Cross and blues singer Ruthie Foster, is on full display on this joyous outing.

Der Saxophonist Russell Haight, der sich in den letzten 20 Jahren in der fruchtbaren Musikszene von Austin eine Stimme erarbeitet hat, nahm Go Forth nur wenige Tage vor seinem Umzug ins Bundesland New York auf - als Dokument der reichen musikalischen Beziehung, die er mit seinen langjährigen Mitstreitern, dem Pianisten Sean Giddings, dem Bassisten Ryan Hagler und dem Schlagzeuger Daniel Dufour, pflegt. Das Set aus neun Haight-Originalen und zwei Bearbeitungen von Jazz-Klassikern deckt viel ab: "Go Forth" und "Mystic Bud" bieten energiegeladene Kantigkeit, "Waltz for J", "Reminiscence" und "Rich in Heart" sind reich an einprägsamer Melodik, und "Scooch" bringt Südstaaten-Funk in die Session. Haights eklektisches musikalisches Gespür, das er in jahrzehntelanger Zusammenarbeit mit Künstlern wie der Pop-Ikone Christopher Cross und der Bluessängerin Ruthie Foster entwickelt hat, kommt auf diesem fröhlichen Album voll zur Geltung.

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Russell Haight (saxophone)

Russell Haight (DMA, University of Texas, 2009) is a saxophonist specializing in jazz theory and improvisation. He currently serves as jazz coordinator at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. In the jazz idiom he has performed with luminaries such as Bobby Shew, Bill Watrous, Jim McNeely, and George Duke; in the commercial idiom, he has performed with Christopher Cross and earned a Grammy nomination with blues artist Ruthie Foster in 2021.
In 2017, Haight released Destination, his first album as a leader, which won a Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards; in 2019, he released his book, Odd-Meter Etudes for Saxophone with Mel Bay Publishers. He has presented or performed at the International Saxophone Symposium, North American Saxophone Alliance, Jazz Education Network, and Texas Music Educators Association conferences.
He earned his Doctorate from The University of Texas where his dissertation won the prestigious Outstanding Dissertation Award. Prior to joining Skidmore College, he was based in Austin, Texas, where he maintained at active performance schedule and taught at Texas State University for 12 years.

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