Month: February 2021

Russ Lossing: Meta Morphism

Post bop-toned Russ Lossing leads a rich quartet with Loren Stillman/as-ss, John Hebert/b and Michael Sarin/dr through a collection of thoughtful originals. Lossing shows his allegiance to late period Blue Note material in his tune dedicated to Andrew Hill on…

Gui Duvignau: 3,5,8

Bassist and composer Gui Duvignau mixes and matches trio and quintet performances with a core of Jeff Hirshfield/dr and Santiago Leibson/p while filling out the band with Billy Drewes/ts and Elias Meister/g. The threesome get lovely and dreamy on “Volta”…

Kolotov Mocktails: Ivy Hall

Consisting of David Easley on the pedal steel, violinist/guitarist George Mason, bassist John Lang and Rob McKendrick on drums/percussion, Kolotov Mocktails mixes rock with sounds from the Shenandoah Valley. Modern tones meld with Cumberland Gap bluegrass on “Acoustic Alchemy” with…

Gustavo Cortinas: Desafio Candente

This album is subtitled (In Spanish) “Inspired by the open veins of Latin America”, with almost each song beginning with a spoken narration that leads into modern and classical sounds of the Southern Hemisphere. Composed by Gustavo Cortinas, with text…