Stephen Riley - Hold 'Em Joe (2018)

Since Stephen Riley made his recording debut as a leader on SteepleChase with piano-less trio 'Inside Out' (2005, SCCD31584), this trimmed down format has stayed with Riley on many recordings including this latest album, which pays tribute to the great Sonny Rollins who first recorded this format in 1957.

"The tenor saxophone trio is one of the great, if somewhat underutilized line-ups in jazz. Stephen Riley has made a study of the format and delivers a fine addition to a limited canon with Hart-beat…Hart-Beat is a really solid recording, with some noteworthy playing making it a worthy successor in a lineage of great tenor saxophone trio records." - Greg Simmons, All About Jazz (on 'Hart-Beat' SCCD31742)

Personnel: Stephen Riley (tenor saxophone), Jay Anderson (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums)

Tracklist:
01 - I Never Knew
02 - Where or When
03 - Hold 'Em Joe
04 - Darn That Dream
05 - Three Little Words
06 - Woody 'N' You
07 - Almost Like Being in Love
08 - You've Changed
09 - I'm an Old Cowhand
10 - Ghost of a Chance
11 - The Song Is You