Heaven and Earth, by Robert Stewart

Heaven and Earth

by Robert Stewart

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1.	Children of Light 05:16	buy track
2.	Make Me a Believer 04:12	buy track
3.	Heaven and Earth (Prelude) 02:42	buy track
4.	Heaven and Earth 05:04	buy track
5.	Send in the Clowns 05:04	buy track
6.	The Gardens 04:44	buy track
7.	The Other Side of the World 04:08	buy track
8.	Resolution 04:04	buy track
9.	A Tear for the World 05:32	buy track
10.	That's the Way of the World 07:32	buy track
11.	The Innocent Ones 03:40	buy track
12.	Here's to Life 05:19	buy track
13.	Peace Within 06:28	buy track

about

In 2003, Stewart recorded "Heaven and Earth" for Nagel Heyer Records. This was essentially a smooth jazz record, and several of the thirteen songs were Stewart originals.

The AllMusic reviewer stated that there is "a positive social message that runs through the songs ... Perhaps Stewart has found a way to combine new age politics with new age music, creating a hybrid that seems almost natural."

"You don’t just hear Robert, you feel him!"
– Max Roach

"I knew that the spirit was strong with him the first time that I heard him."
– Pharoah Sanders

"Perhaps the most important young artist to come along in decades."
– Billy Higgins

"Robert Stewart is one of the best of the young players that I have heard."
– Dizzy Gillespie

On his Nagel Heyer debut tenor saxophonist Robert Stewart proves that both his compositional integrity and his technical command of the saxophone have surpassed those skills previously presented on his recordings "In the Gutta" (1996) and "The Force" (1998) with the Qwest label.

Robert Stewart has recorded and toured extensively with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and is featured on the only jazz recording ever to win a Pulitzer Prize, Wynton Marsalis' Blood of the Fields. Marsalis confirms that Stewart is "truly a unique voice on the saxophone in this day," and fellow sax player, former President Bill Clinton raves "Robert Stewart is amazing!"

Though Oakland, California-based tenor saxophonist Robert Stewart was 17 years old before he picked up a horn, he has managed to present some of the best bop of the decade. Stewart virtually taught himself the tools of the trade by immersing himself in the works of John Coltrane, Ben Webster and Sidney Bechet. While jammin' at Laney College, he met his mentor Pharaoh Sanders, a fellow student and superior player. Following graduation, he landed a spot in the Wynton Marsalis orchestra and appeared on two albums, They Came to Swing and Blood on the Fields, a Pulitzer prize-winner. His solo debut, Judgement appeared in 1993 on Independent World Stage Recordings.

credits

released October 8, 2020

Robert Stewart - tenor saxophone, drums (#13)
Glen Pearson - piano
Ron Belcher - bass
Bill Norwood - drums, vocals

Recorded on August 27, 2003 at Coast Studios,
San Francisco.

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about

Robert Stewart Oakland, California

Robert Darrin Stewart is an American saxophonist.
He recorded several albums under his own name during the period 1994–2006.
Stewart went on multiple national and world tours as a performer and recorded as a sideman for the Wynton Marsalis band and others.
He has played with Roy Hargrove, Max Roach, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, Billy Higgins, and Jimmy Smith. ... more