Randy Ingram

A boldfaced quote from the late Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa—“The role of the artist is to not look away”—adorns the inside cover of the CD version of pianist Randy Ingram’s fourth album, a trio set featuring Drew Gress on bass and Jochen Rueckert on drums. The album, as its title and that quote suggest, is meant to voice Ingram’s way of dealing with the state of affairs we all find ourselves engulfed in these days, and Ingram’s challenge here is how to convey those powerful feelings with music that does not include any lyrics that would spell it out.

PERSONNEL:

• Randy Ingram - piano
• Drew Gress - piano
• Jochen Rueckert - drums

TRACKS:

• 01. The Means of Response
• 02. Like Fligh
• 03. Introduction to Shokunin
• 04. Shokunin
• 05. It Won't End This Way
• 06. Monday Music
• 07. Introduction to Spin
• 08. Spin
• 09. Sleep Little Clark
• 10. The Mountain
• 11. (If You Want It)