Ben Morris: Pocket Guides

Composer and arranger Ben Morris plays piano as he leads his semi-big band through a wide range of originals. Various and exotic moods are created, such as a mix of muted horn from Derek Ganong teaming with a Korean melody on “Hongdae After Midnight” as well as some Satie-esque piano work alongside Juan Gabriel Olivares’ clarinet on “A Lost Pair of Kits”. A mix of strings and John Boggs’ voice makes for a fragrant journey on the driving “Bubbles In A River” with a rich mix of David Bernot’s soprano sax and Jack Bogards’ violin gliding through “Ymi’rs Bones”. Dan Montgomery lays down a funky bass line for the dark reeds on a noirish “ Fairfields” and the team gets chaotic on the traffic jam of “Edward”. Sonic travels.

www.originarts.com

Leave a Reply