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Gerald Cannon - Combinations (2017)

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Gerald Cannon - Combinations (2017)

Gerald Cannon - Combinations (2017)
Jazz | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:06:27 | 152 MB
Label: Woodneck Records

There are dozens of fabulous postbop bass players just beneath the radar. Until very recently, bassists have rarely led their own bands; their Rolodexes tend to be bigger than their renown. Gerald Cannon is one of those guys. He has put in years working with jazz heroes like Elvin Jones, Roy Hargrove and, most recently, McCoy Tyner, but has hardly led his own groups. Something happens, though, when an artist used to getting his point across subtly, from below, steps up. “Combinations,” the title track from Mr. Cannon’s new album, bears a distant resemblance to “Tricotism,” the bassist Oscar Pettiford’s classic composition; both are multipartite, tightly swinging tunes, with tilting and twining melodies. As the alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, the trumpeter Duane Eubanks and the pianist Kenny Barron take solo turns, Mr. Cannon swings buoyantly, raising the stakes here and there with an unanticipated break or a slide down the bass’s neck. His own solo plays games with the melody; it’s packed with energy, and pulls back the shroud on the piece’s sense of humor.

TRACKLIST

01. Every Man Is a King
02. A Thought
03. Prelude to a Kiss
04. Columbus Circle Stop
05. Amanda's Bossa
06. One for Amos
07. Garys Tune
08. How Great Thou Art
09. How My Heart Sings
10. Combinations
11. Darn That Dream