{"id":3763,"date":"2018-09-28T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/?p=3763"},"modified":"2026-11-02T22:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:23:29","slug":"review-of-paradise-volume-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/?p=3763","title":{"rendered":"Review of Paradise, Volume I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#eaeaea” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”17px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|40px||40px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

Music Journalist Scott Yanow Reviewed Paradise<\/em>, Volume I<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Prodigee Records):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Polson\u2019s tones on his instruments are beautiful and he loves to caress the melodies, putting a lot of thoughtful emotion into the themes. However, he also stretches out in spots, coming up with consistently fresh variations that are a bit boppish while keeping the melody close by.”
Producer Don Mizell, a long-time friend, says of the saxophonist, \u201cKenney makes melodies sound gorgeous without sounding sappy. He has inventive ideas and does not copy anybody. His compositions are distinctive and well crafted, and he has a beautiful sense of melody.\u201d
All of that is apparent throughout Paradise Volume One which has 11 of Polson\u2019s originals plus \u201cDindi\u201d and \u201cMy Funny Valentine.\u201d To name a few highlights, \u201cUncle Famous\u201d has some pretty soprano over the electronic rhythms and a lengthy tradeoff with guitarist Mike Dana. \u201cChubby Wayne,\u201d which hints at both \u201cNaima\u201d and \u201cKiller Joe\u201d in spots, features a quietly unpredictable solo from Polson. \u201cBaby Doll,\u201d \u201cNo More Lonely Nights,\u201d \u201cCrystal Clear\u201d and \u201cShuga Wuga\u201d all include infectious melodies that will have listeners unconsciously singing along. \u201cParadise\u201d has a particularly joyful alto solo from Polson, who interacts with the muted trumpeter Marco Montarroyos on \u201cToe Jam.\u201d Flugelhornist Gary Lipe co-stars on \u201cRosebud,\u201d taking a fine solo and trading off with the leader who is on alto. Polson embraces \u201cDindi\u201d while backed by synth strings and he uplifts the familiar \u201cMy Funny Valentine.\u201d
Paradise, Volume One, which can serve as romantic and melodic background music but rewards a closer listen, is a strong step forward for Kenney Polson.<\/p>\n

\u2014Scott Yanow, jazz journalist\/historian<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Music Journalist Scott Yanow Reviewed Paradise, Volume I (Prodigee Records): “Polson\u2019s tones on his instruments are beautiful and he loves to caress the melodies, putting a lot of thoughtful emotion into the themes. However, he also stretches out in spots, coming up with consistently fresh variations that are a bit boppish while keeping the melody close by.” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3763"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3768,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763\/revisions\/3768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneypolson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}