Flac-: Joshua Redman - Wish -1993- -lossless
In the annals of 1990s jazz, few debuts carried the weight of expectation—and delivered on it as spectacularly—as Joshua Redman’s Wish. Released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records, this album did not just introduce a saxophonist; it announced the arrival of a movement. Often dubbed the “Young Lion” of the neo-bop resurgence, Redman sidestepped mere nostalgia, forging a record that was at once deeply respectful of hard-bop tradition and electrifyingly modern.
For audiophiles and serious collectors, the Lossless FLAC version of Wish is the definitive way to experience this masterpiece. Here’s why. Joshua Redman - Wish -1993- -Lossless FLAC-
Joshua Redman was born to jazz royalty—his father was the legendary tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman (Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett). But Joshua took an unconventional path: he graduated summa cum laude from Harvard, was accepted to Yale Law School, then deferred to chase the siren call of jazz. In 1991, he won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, a victory that triggered a label bidding war. In the annals of 1990s jazz, few debuts
Wish is his second album (following 1992’s self-titled debut), but it serves as his artistic manifesto. Rather than assembling a pickup band, Redman curated a supergroup of like-minded peers who would themselves become giants. Joshua Redman was born to jazz royalty—his father
The early 1990s jazz scene was dominated by the "Young Lions"—a group of traditionalist revivalists (Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride) who sought to bring acoustic, hard-bop jazz back to the mainstream. Joshua Redman, son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and a Harvard graduate, was its most captivating figure.
After winning the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in 1991, Redman signed with Warner Bros. His 1992 self-titled debut was a statement. But Wish was the evolution. Recorded in just two days (February 2–3, 1993) at Power Station in New York City, the album captured lightning in a bottle.
While FLAC files circulate on P2P networks, always verify the spectrogram (using Spek or Audacity). Many files incorrectly tagged as “FLAC” are upsampled MP3s. A true Wish FLAC will have frequency response extending cleanly to 22.05 kHz (for CD rips).