Paul Bedal: Cerulean Stars

Pianist Paul Bedal leads a quartet with alto saxist Nick Mazzarella, bassist Matt Ulery and drdummer Charles Rumback through seven impressionistic originals. His classical touch is nimble around Mazzarella’s Jackie McLean’d sax on the title piece and is genteel with Ulery during the intuitive “Free”. Blue hues are painted by Mazzarella on the post bopper “Citrine” while Bedal is harplike on “Iris” and lyrical for “Panorama”. The reliable Ulery gives a great framework to guide the team on “Compass” and veers through “Summer Fade”. Hazy skies with blue peeking through.

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