Chris Byars - Two Fives (2015)

A lyrically swinging set from alto saxophonist Chris Byars one that often has his own instrument balanced alongside colorful tones from the guitar of Pasquale Grasso in a way that's angular, but always easygoing!

The blend is very nice and augmented with additional bass clarinet from Stefano Doglioni and trombone from John Mosca both of whom can come together with ensemble performances that, with a nice bottom sound, often make the album feel richer than the number of players on the date and at other times, they step out singly, but with a tonal range that separates them a bit from the union of Byars and Grasso. The rest of the group features Ari Roland on bass and Stefan Schatz on drums and titles include "Little India", "Taxi Bird", "Seabreeze", "Berk Bop", "Hello Pork Pie Hat", and "Lady Linda". © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Tracklist:

01. Little India
02. Taxi Bird
03. Express
04. Hello Pork Pie Hat
05. Berk-Bop
06. Danny Boy
07. Seabreeze
08. Soultrane
09. Lady Linda
10. Crazeology

Personnel:

Chris Byars (alto saxophone) ,
Stefano Doglioni (bass clarinet) ,
John Mosca (trombone) ,
Pasquale Grasso (guitar) ,
Ari Roland (bass) ,
Stefan Schatz (drums).