Oleo
Stephen Riley
A well-drilled quartet sets about timeless themes by Bird, Rollins, Trane, Gigi Gryce and Ellington among others. As one would expect of anything produced by Nils Winther, the session is done...
Oleo
Stephen Riley
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A well-drilled quartet sets about timeless themes by Bird, Rollins, Trane, Gigi Gryce and Ellington among others. As one would expect of anything produced by Nils Winther, the session is done...
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Stephen Riley's acclaimed previous release 'Hold 'em Joe' (SCCD31850) was following Sonny Rollins' pioneering tenor trio format. Here Riley draws his inspiration from Rollins piano-less quartet with cornetist Don Cherry from the 60s. With ace trumpeter Joe Magnarelli as his side kick Riley initiates a new fertile ground for jazz's old and new expression.
"No matter what group Riley puts together for a record date, he merits top marks every time." - Ken Dryden, NYC Jazz Records on 'Hold 'em Joe'
"Riley is a singular talent, not least for his twists on the standard repertory, and this is well up to scratch". - Ronald Atkins, Jazz Journal on 'Hold 'em Joe'
Personnel: Stephen Riley (tenor saxophone), Joe Magnarelli (trumpet), Jay Anderson (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums)
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- Stephen Riley
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March 2020
A well-drilled quartet sets about timeless themes by Bird, Rollins, Trane, Gigi Gryce and Ellington among others. As one would expect of anything produced by Nils Winther, the session is done with great taste, and the band convincingly captures the spirit of its salient role mode, the legendary Rollins-Cherry piano-less ensemble of the mid 1960s.
