Friday, September 17, 2021

Alex Woods Quartet - Highline (September 17, 2021 Stoney Lane Records)

The much awaited debut from wonderful Birmingham-born saxophonist Alex Woods, along with his New York/Scandinavian Quartet, for his debut Highline, inspired by three years of living in New York.

Using the classic sax, piano, bass, drums quartet, Highline branches off in new directions of improvisation with strands of folk, blues and classical influences pulling together Alex’s album of adventurous originals.

Featuring Billy Test, piano; Marty Kenney, bass; and Andreas Swendsen, drums. As a group, they transition seamlessly from beautifully melodic ballads to groove based works and energetic swing.

1. Tales Told
2. Between The Lines
3. Suite Part I
4. Suite Part II
5. Suite Part III
6. Clouds
7. Slow Walker
8. Testing The Waters
9. Lullaby

All music by Alex Woods
Recorded and mixed by Chris Sulit at Trading 8s, Paramus, NJ, USA
Mastered by Alejandro Merola at Superche, London, UK