Grant Stewart

Grant Stewart saxophone ˜ Tardo Hammer piano Paul Gill bass ˜ Joe Farnsworth drums

Systems Two Recording Studios, Brooklyn, New York, on January 26, 2009.

Tracks: 1. Raincheck, 2. Tonight I Shall Sleep, 3. Angelica, 4. I Let A Song Go, 5. Out Of My Heart, 6. I Don’t Mean A Thing, 7. Something To Live For, 8. The Star Crossed Lovers, 9. The Feeling of Jazz.

“Grant is one of the most innovative young musicians still carrying on the tradition of jazz, which encompasses bebop, swing and a little avant garde.” -- Lou Donaldson

“A young saxophonist with a big , burly sound and plenty of drive...he demonstrates his command of both the instrument and the hard bop idiom” -- All About Jazz

“A pure jazzman - the real thing... an imposing presence, a warmth of sound, an authority of expression - Jazzman Magazine “One of my favorite tenor players in the world!” - Jimmy Cobb

“Be prepared to hear from this young man. I think he’s going to be one of the big boys and you’ll hear a lot of beautiful playing from him” - Clark Terry

“Stewart has gone and done it-he’s released a perfect album of classic -style jazz... half a century after bop’s heyday, Grant Stewart is one practitioner who finds new ways to express himself through it” - Steve Greenlee (JazzTimes Magazine)