Cory Healey's Beautiful Sunshine Band - Beautiful Sunshine (2016)

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Source: Jazz Police

Genre: Avant-garde / Modern Jazz

GAB's Rating: ★★★★★

It was a chilly night in late April 2014 when drummer Cory Healey brought a new band to Studio Z. This was following the most recent “polar vortex winter” and Cory thought the band should have a name like “Unique Beautiful Snowflake.” Tired of snow, however, an audience member requested “sunshine”, and the ensemble became Cory Healey’s Beautiful Sunshine Band. It’s been a milder winter but Beautiful Sunshine, Healey’s debut recording, is nevertheless most welcome, especially given the talents of Healey and his cohorts, Brandon Wozniak on sax, Jake Baldwin on trumpet, Zacc Harris on guitar, and Erik Fratzke on electric bass.

With his “Beautiful Sunshine Band,” drummer Cory “The Healer” Healey expanded his original 4-Tet, adding saxophone to the trumpet/guitar/bass/drum ensemble. The Iowa native moved to the Twin Cities about 3 years ago after stints in Chicago and New York. His unique and versatile style of drumming led to performance opportunities in a wide range of genres and touring extensively in North America and Europe. While in Chicago, Cory performed regularly with Windy City ensembles, including Fareed Haque’s Flat Earth Ensemble, neopsychodelic-post rock jazz group Algernon, and W.W. Lowman. Healey also has performed with a number of leading international artists, including Kenny Wheeler, Dr. Lonnie Smith, John Abercrombie, and David Berkman. In addition to fronting his own bands, Cory has appeared locally with the Bryan Nichols Quartet, Adam Linz’s Le Percheron, Chris Bates Trio, the Jon Pemberton Trio, and more.  Read more...

1. Ubiquitous Condiments 03:15
2. Ralphy 06:31
3. Cheerleader 05:33
4. Aragon 04:03
5. Wintry Mix 05:22
6. Wheel 05:03
7. Omens 07:31
8. Jerry's DX 01:25
9. Last Thursday 10:43
10.With God On Our Side 06:59
11.Wheel Remix 01:41

Cory Healey (drums & electronics)
Erik Fratzke (bass)
Zacc Harris (guitar & effects)
Jake Baldwin (trumpet)
Brandon Wozniak (tenor saxophone)

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