A European recording date for Brooklyn-based Preminger, hailed across the pond as a distinctive tenor stylist with a gift for composition. Joined by the sensitive accompaniment of both fellow Brooklynite Garcia and Barcelona resident Kamaguchi, Preminger tackles a varied set of tunes. Theres a sweet (but never cloying) version of Try A Little Tenderness and a minimal Moonlight In Vermont (with a nicely understated drum solo). They step out a little further to pleasing effect on Ornettes Law Years and Monks Four In One and on the one original, Garcias Prairie Dance, but this disc never loses sight of lyricism and melody. Which is undoubtedly why Preminger is receiving such praise his playing is cool (the title track is a Warne Marsh tune), inventive, unexpected but never jarring or dissonant. In a world where innovative and edgy often means grating in a new way, Preminger is a rising star for those who like a little sugar in their coffee.

Marco Mezquida's piano sparks when it meets Massa Kamaguchi's double bass and Ramon Prats' drums, three musicians who performed together ten years ago in a memorable concert and have come together again in "Tornado". Marco Mezquida has tried to be the catalyst for the energy that is generated when the trio plays together and they have made an album that draws on free improvisation and jazz. The album includes twelve tracks that "are like a tornado passing over you, with its moment of calm after the storm included". The force of nature is something close to Mezquida, who was born and grew up among the tramontanas in windy Menorca, as it is for the Japanese Massa Kamaguchi. The album shows the connection with nature of these two musicians and the versatile Ramon Prats, a drummer full of resources that enrich Mezquida's scores.

It is hard to listen to a posthumous released recording without reflecting on what the world has lost in their absence. Pianist and composer Frank Kimbrough was an individual who was beloved by all who knew him. A true musician’s musician and mentor to many, Kimbrough’s legacy lives on in his work and the lives that he touched. His passing in 2020 has left a hole in the heart of the jazz world.