Evening Star (Joshua Breakstone album)

Evening Star
Studio album by Joshua Breakstone featuring Tommy Flanagan and Jimmy Knepper
Released	1988
Recorded	December 11, 1987
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:33
Label	Contemporary C-14040
Producer	Bob Porter
Joshua Breakstone chronology
Echoes (1987) Evening Star (1988) Self-Portrait in Swing (1989)

Evening Star is an album by guitarist Joshua Breakstone that was recorded in 1990 and first released by the Contemporary label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "guitarist Joshua Breakstone utilizes two well-respected veterans (trombonist Jimmy Knepper and pianist Tommy Flanagan) on a quintet set, along with two younger players ... The guitarist's single-note solos often make him seem like a horn player, so he never clashes with the pianist. It is a special treat getting to hear the under-recorded Jimmy Knepper stretching out".^[4]

Track listing

1. "The Thumb" (Wes Montgomery) – 7:10
2. "I Know Why" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 6:51
3. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 8:13
4. "Child's Play" (Joshua Breakstone) – 7:12
5. "Evening Star" (Benny Carter) – 7:29
6. "Just Open Your Heart" (Barry Harris) – 7:39

Personnel

• Joshua Breakstone – guitar
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• David Shapiro – bass
• Keith Copeland – drums

References

1. Joshua Breakstone Discography. Retrieved March 14, 2019
2. Jazzdisco: Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series. Retrieved March 14, 2019
3. Jazzlists: Contemporary 14000 series discography. Retrieved March 14, 2019
4. Yanow, Scott. Joshua Breakstone: Evening Star – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2019.