It's impossible to overstate the role saxophonist Jane Fair has played for women in jazz.�

It's remarkable that Jane Fair�who is rarely heard live�should have chops like an artist who plays nightly. Let us put one additional matter to bed right away: she is the saxophonist that Duke Ellington never had, but may have given a dance on a dime to write for. For Jane Fair is not just lyrical, but poetic as if Dylan Thomas came to life and took up the saxophone�and when soloing on 'Chances Are,' a song that loosely recalls the changes on 'Memories of You,' even Whitmanesque. Fair makes her tenor wake up and sing like a horn come to life. Her compositions are also incredibly complete in the way that perhaps only fellow saxophonist Wayne Shorter's are.�

Track Listing

• Fu's Feast
• Poco Luce
• Chances Are
• Lazy Afternoon
• Johnny Come Lately

Additional Details

Label: Cellar Live

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 60 mins

Release Date: 10/08/07

UPC: 875531001969