Drawn from Red Brick Hill out next month on Sunnyside this is new from the Bradford, Massachusetts-based Berklee professor clarinettist Harry Skoler and features some characteristically nimble double bass playing from the great Dezron Douglas and brightly conveyed vibes by Blue Note star Joel Ross whose Nublues is one of 2024's finest releases.
There's also unforgettably a fabulously scalding clarinet run from the leader.
The track, full of lots of brooding timbral contrasts and interesting narrative story telling in the compositional structure, was recorded at top New York studio Sear Sound - a synonym for quality jazz sonics in other words - the trumpet solo from Marquis Hill is also notable and the interplay between trumpet and clarinet gains a whole lot of traction.
Drummer on the track is Blue Note star, also well known for his work with Kenny Barron and Dave Holland, the formidable hard bop player Johnathan Blake whose album Passage lit us up inside immeasurably in 2023.
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