Phil Söckli Quintet - Third eye (2002)

"With the potent support of the musicians on this Fresh Sound New Talent debut, Phil Stöckli trains his "third eye" on the musical worlds he inhabits, fixing his gaze most often on the land where the great Amazon River begins and ends its journey. The constant and ever-changing flow of the "river" is an apt image for the place this date holds in the leader's development as both a player and composer. "The river deepens as it reaches the sea" it has been said, and as evidenced in this excellent recording, Stöckli is definitely a "new talent" to watch as his musicality deepens and matures".

-Christopher McIntyre, trombonist and curator of music at NYC Performing Arts Space The Kitchen (NYC, 5/2003)

Phil Stöckli (as, ts), Mike Moreno (g), Pete Rende (p, Fender Rhodes), Matt Penman (b), Jeff Ballard (d), Matthias Künzli (perc), Barbara Mendes (vcl)