Seamus Blake - Four Track Mind - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Deepening a two-tenor partnership that dates back to the mid-'90s, saxophonists Seamus Blake and Chris Cheek follow up their quintet InchReeds RambleInch (CRC 1364) with Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, featuring the same powerful band lineup (Ethan Iverson on piano, Matt Penman on bass, Jochen Rueckert on drums). While they stand apart as gifted soloists, Blake and Cheek always flourish as a team, bringing luster to every tune with their lyrical unison melodies and beautifullyharmonized theme statements. Album Tracks 1. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 2. Choro Blanco 3. Lunar 4. La Canción Que Falta 5. Limehouse Blues 6. Surfboard 7. Count Your Blessings 8. A Little Evil

As a follow-up to Way Out Willy (CRC 1288), saxophonist Seamus Blake's latest features pianist David Kikoski, guitarist Lage Lund, bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Bill Stewart on another electrifying set of originals that sparkle with creativity and the kind of integrity that marks the best of today's current generation of jazz artists. Among a decidedly upbeat set of tunes, highlights further include some deeply moving statements from the saxophonist and Lund on the introspective the Song That Lives Inside. Rounding out the mix are takes on John Scofield's Dance Me Home and a third stream-inspired reworking of Debussy's String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 10. Album Tracks 1. Dance Me Home 2. A Beleza Que Vem 3. Subterfuge 4. The Song That Lives Inside 5. Bellwether 6. Minor Celebrity 7. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10

Seamus Blake-ts & ss (Victor Lewis, Kevin Hays, Billy Drummond), Kurt Rosenwinkel-guitar, Kevin Hayes-piano, Larry Grenadier-bass, Bill Stewart-drums. Album Tracks 1. Vanguard Blues I 2. The Call 3. Nobody's Song But His Own 4. On Cue 5. Prelude to a Kiss 6. Mercy Days 7. Zydeco 8. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 9. Vanguard Blues II