Look Ahead
Chris Byars
The first Byars quartet album in 15 years, it confirms his validity as a player of consequence. With a style best described as light and supple, his sound and facility give an almost alto-like...
Look Ahead
Chris Byars
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The first Byars quartet album in 15 years, it confirms his validity as a player of consequence. With a style best described as light and supple, his sound and facility give an almost alto-like...
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Since 2007 bandleader/saxophonist Chris Byars has recorded for SteepleChase 12 highly acclaimed albums. All the releases highlight Byars' trademark skills as composer/arranger for larger ensembles. Here for the first time in 15 years Byars writes for a quartet setting displaying a laid-back side of the masterfully innovative performing composer. "Byars is in the pantheon of the contemporary breed of composer-bandleaders...original and thoroughly eclectic." (W. Friedwald - New York Sun) CHRIS BYARS tenor saxophone PASQUALE GRASSO guitar ARI ROLAND bass KEITH BALLA drums
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July 2023
The first Byars quartet album in 15 years, it confirms his validity as a player of consequence. With a style best described as light and supple, his sound and facility give an almost alto-like feel to his lines. In other words, he can seem like a hard bopper who has a cooler side.
