Dan Cray - Meridies - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For his second on Origin, New York pianist Dan Cray draws on the inspiration he received from a year spent living and working out in the Sierras and hiking in Big Sur. With rising star Dayna Stephens on saxophone, along with drummer Mark Ferber and Cray's longtime bandmate, bassist Clark Sommers, Cray's mix of his own compositions and arrangements of several rarely heard standards offer a meditation on nature and the search for peace wherever you are. InchEvery second is executed with taste and balance - a kind of jazz feng shui.Inch - Downbeat

This reissue celebrates the 10th anniversary of The Helio Sequence's landmark album Keep Your Eyes Ahead with a full remaster of the original album, plus a second album of demos, alternate versions, and outtakes from the same era. After three albums and ten years of touring and recording, The Helio Sequence (Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel) recorded their most dynamic, extraordinary album, Keep Your Eyes Ahead. It married the Portland, OR duo's signature layered keyboards and impossibly big guitars with crisp songwriting and a relatively minimalist approach. The finger picking on InchShed Your LoveInch is backed by exquisite strings and ambient noise, but Summers' serene, self-assured delivery remains front and center.

Oirtrio - Making Friends [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/17/2013