Sumo - Shiko (2018) [Hi-Res]

Sumo was formed in 2007 as a quartet with Richie Pickard on acoustic bass, Daniel Kennedy on drums, Gwyn Reynolds on sax, and Darren Pickering on piano. Dan chose the name, and their motto was ‘heavy, sweaty jazz’. The band performed every week at Fat Eddies, a live music venue that was destroyed in the 2010/2011 earthquakes. Their first album, Throwing Salt (2009), was a Best Jazz Album finalist in the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards.

In 2016, Gwyn and Dan welcomed Michael Story (acoustic bass) and Joe McCallum (drums) into the line up. Shiko is based on the successful concept of the previous album, where the members of the quartet plus six guests each compose a tune featuring any combination of the ten-piece ensemble they choose.

Gwyn Reynolds, saxophone
Darren Pickering, piano, keyboards
Michael Stroy, acoustic bass
Joseph McCallum, drums
Featuring:
Brad Kang, guitar
Heather Webb, guitar
Glen Wagstaff, guitar
Tim Driver, piano
Tamara Smith, flute
Jimmy Rainey, saxophone
Cameron Pearce, trumpet (on "That")
Tom Rainey, piano (on "The Mire and MoU")

Tracklist:
01. Sumo - Manfred (4:03)
02. Sumo - The Bewildering Case of Doxy Ford (4:42)
03. Sumo - Continental Drift (6:40)
04. Sumo - Replay (6:26)
05. Sumo - That (5:37)
06. Sumo - Running Through My Mind (7:11)
07. Sumo - The Mire (5:11)
08. Sumo - Mou (Memorandum of Understanding) (7:44)
09. Sumo - Free Fall (7:55)
10. Sumo - Smoking Gun (4:38)