
What can I say…give me some great saxophone and I am hooked from go.
This track is their take on a Mulgrew Miller original from an album of the same name released in 1987. I really enjoy the way the saxophone comes right in at the beginning and maintains a place near the front for the first half of this composition. It has a slight edge of the frantic about it (to me anyway). The piano section that starts around the 1:40 mark is a nice counterpoint, a little less edgy but not lulling anyone to sleep for sure. An engaging drum solo clears the palate for about thirty seconds and then everyone comes back together to finish this track out. The clarity of the individual moments on this song, combined with the great skill of the musicians together, really make for a good musical memory:)
You can check out more of the music and information on the Bandcamp page https://shiftingparadigmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/alliance
As always, please get out and support all of your locals – community is powerful:)
And please think about purchasing this song from them after you listen – streaming music does not pay much even times a thousand…
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