Michael Dease

Trombonist Michael Dease pays fitting tribute to his ongoing relationship with the music of Charlie Parker on his aptly entitled album “Never More Here.” The album runs much deeper than a simple collection of Bird tunes. The program seeks to provide a musical compendium of Bird's message and his personal influence on Dease and other members of the Jazz diaspora via the compositions andperformances of several key proteges and devotees of his music.

PERSONNEL:

• MICHAEL DEASE, trombone, tenor
• STEVE WILSON, alto & soprano sax, alto flute
• RENEE ROSNES, piano
• GREALD CANNON, bass
• LEWIS NASH, drums
• RUFUS REID, bass on 6, 7, 9
• RANDY BRECKER, trumpet on 8
• JOCELYN GOULD, guitar on 3, 4, 8
• Among others

TRACKS:

• 01. Mirror Image
• 02. A Harmonic Future
• 03. Slow Dance
• 04. For Hofsa
• 05. I Wish I Knew
• 06. Blue Jay
• 07. Shortcake
• 08. Frenzy
• 09. Lament
• 10. Milestones