Ben Wolfe: The Understated

Bassist Ben Wolfe focuses on mellow tones on this album with Nicole Glover/ts, Orrin Evans/p, Aaron Kimmel/dr, Russel Malone/g and Sullivan Fortner/p on a collection of originals. Wolfe gives everyone a chance to be in the spotlight and no arias are wasted, with Malone aglow on “So Indeed” and graceful with Fortner during a subtly sweet “Barely Spoken”. Kimmel gives a hip feel teamed with the leader tapping into his inner Slam Stewart on “Anagram” and Glover is smoky warm on “Ballad In B” and cool on “Triangle Man”. Soft breezes.

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