Kenny Barron

Here Kenny Barron renews with a more orchestral music, and at each instant his talents as an arranger and composer burst into sight. This is a totally original quintet – which he leads with a sense of ellipse and understatement that is his alone – and from within it emerge the pastel grace of Anne Drummond’s flutes, the extraordinary polyrhythm of Kim Thompson’s drums and, perhaps most noticeably, the immense talent of vibraphone-player Stefon Harris, already noticed alongside Greg Osby and Jason Moran.

PERSONNEL:

KENNY BARRON, piano
STEFON HARRIS, vibes
ANNE DRUMMOND, alto sax, flute
KIYOSHI KITAGAWA, bass
KIM THOMPSON, drums

Brooklyn, New York, October 7 & 8, 2003

TRACKS:

01. So It Seems
02. Jasmine Flower
03. Inside Out
04. The Lost Ones
05. Hallucinations
06. Song For Abdullah
07. Footprints
08. Marie Laveau
09. Miss Missy
10. Images