• DIGIPACK EDITION

Ancestral Numbers II features a superb quintet distilled from Robinson's larger Janus Ensemble, with trombonist Michael Dessen, pianist Joshua White, bassist Drew Gress and drummer Ches Smith. The inspiration for Ancestral Numbers was the final gift bestowed on Robinson by his maternal grandmother, Ruby Annette Kilbury, who passed away in 2022. Looking back through his lineage, Robinson discovered that he was the latest (and last) in a line of eldest children born when their mothers were just 17 years old. While hardships undoubtedly ensued from such young parenthood, he also realized that it offered the rare benefit of having known first hand several generations of his forebears.

PERSONNEL:
Jason Robinson - (tenor & soprano saxophones, alto flute)
Michael Dessen - (trombone)
Joshua White - (piano)
Drew Gress - (bass)
Ches Smith - (drums, glockenspiel)

Recorded on August 23-25, 2023 at Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT

TRACKS:
01. Sweet Tooth
02. The Return
03. Ruby
04. Enos
05. Deployment
06. Arrival
07. Grayscale
08. Ancestral Numbers