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With inspiration provided by myriad jazz masters and the Los Angeles musicians she surrounds herself with, vibist Lolly Allen creates a warm, swinging, and jubilant set of music on InchComing Home.Inch Opening with Horace Silver's InchThe Hippest Cat in Hollywood,Inch she celebrates the LA jazz scene that developed out of the flourishing Central Ave clubs of the '50s. Surrounding herself with revered veterans of the scene, such as drummer Paul Kreibich and pianist Tom Owens, and young, vital members of the next generation, including pianist Josh Nelson and saxophonist Danny Janklow, Lolly delivers invigorated perspectives of the quintet group dynamic. Classics like Mario Bauza's InchMambo InnInch and Dizzy Gillespie's InchBebopInch are paired with Allen's originals, InchLittle HummingbirdInch and the title cut, in a seamless blend of supple ideas and renewed approaches to traditional repertoire.
