Label: Smalls Live
Source: Dusty Groove
Pianist Mark Soskin's been making music for the past few decades, but
emerges here with a wonderfully fresh sound in the setting of the Live
At Smalls series – working in this open, unbridled way that seems to
bring forth some of his best solos in years, and show off some wonderful
group energy too! Mark balances between lyrical, introspective
passages and some more dynamic flights on the piano – and works here
with a combo that features Jay Anderson on bass and Anthony Pinciotti on
drums, plus some bolder tenor from Rich Perry, whose presence really
gives the album a deeper current of soul! The choice of material is
compelling, too – tunes by Monk, Stanley Cowell, Wayne Shorter, and
Miles Davis – often introduced by Soskin in this gentle way, then set
fire by the rest of the group. Titles include "Lonely Town", "Cal
Massey", "Blackberry Winter", "In A Silent Way", "Miyako", and "Think Of
One".
01. Think Of One 8:16
02. Sometime Ago 7:04
03. Lonely Town 5:56
04. Crazy She Calls Me 9:35
05. Miyako 9:31
06. Cal Massey 8:24
07. Blackberry Winter 6:42
08. In A Silent Way 6:50
Total Plying Time 62:22
02. Sometime Ago 7:04
03. Lonely Town 5:56
04. Crazy She Calls Me 9:35
05. Miyako 9:31
06. Cal Massey 8:24
07. Blackberry Winter 6:42
08. In A Silent Way 6:50
Total Plying Time 62:22
MARK SOSKIN, piano
RICH PERRY, tenor sax
JAY ANDERSON, bass
ANTHONY PINCIOTTI, drums
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