Samuel Blaser

4 STARS ALL ABOUT JAZZ

"the sonorous tone of Blaser's lyrical phrasing and expressive multiphonics is a unifying element throughout, whether instigating the jaunty swing of "Temporarily" or investing Bley's regal ballad "Jesus Maria" with tangible emotion. Dedicated to Izumi Uchida, Blaser's late manager, Spring Rain is a heartfelt ode, imaginative tribute, and most importantly, in the eternal words of Duke Ellington, "beyond category." -     TROY COLLINS.

PERSONNEL:

SAMUEL BLASER, trombone
RUSS LOSSING, piano
DREW GRESS, bass
GERALD CLEAVER, drums

Tracks 2,3,6,8,9,11,12 Hoboken, New Jersey, January 3-4 2014
Tracks 1,4,5,7,10 Berlin, Germany, Dcecember 19, 2014

TRACKS:

01. Cry Want
02. Missing Mark Suetterlyn;
03. Temporarily
04. Homage
05. Umbra
06. The First Snow
07. Scootin' About
08. Trudgin'
09. Spring Rain
10. Trippin'
11. Counterparts
12. Jesus Maria.