Jazz Triptych, Vol. II – The Secular (VJCR-004)
CD (2019) – $15.00
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Audio Sample: Percolate
Description: Jazz Triptych, Vol. II – The Secular is the outstanding follow-up to 2018’s Jazz Triptych, Vol. I – The Sacred. In trio and sextet formats, pianist/arranger Russell Schmidt recasts songbook standards and jazz classics in fresh, imaginative ways, and also contributes a fantastic pair of original compositions.
Tracks: Shout (Roland Orzabal & Ian Stanley)
Evidence (Thelonious Monk)
Free Improvisation (Dwight Kilian, Rob Moore & Russell Schmidt)
Blew (Russell Schmidt)
Percolate (Russell Schmidt)
Sonnymoon For Two (Sonny Rollins)
I Have The Feeling I’ve Been Here Before (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Roger Kellaway)
Get Out of Town (Cole Porter)
Till There Was You (Meredith Wilson)
Personnel: Tito Carrillo (trumpet/flugelhorn)
Brice Winston (tenor saxophone)
Paul Ferguson (trombone)
Russell Schmidt (piano/vocals)
Dwight Kilian (bass)
Rob Moore (drums)
℗ 2019 Music Serving the Word
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