Carl Winther & Jerry Bergonzi - Inner Journey (2017)

A really great pairing, and one we're not sure we've ever heard before the tenor of Jerry Bergonzi and the piano of Carl Winther coming together here in an album that sparkles especially strongly on its big number of original tunes by Winther! Winther's got a round, rolling approach to his music that's also greatly supported by the bass of Johnny Aman in the quartet and while Bergonzi retains some of his sharper edges on tenor, he also seems to hit this lyrical beauty that we might not always associate with his music not mellowing out, but maybe opening more emotionally in ways that really illuminate his longstanding genius on his horn. The quartet also features Anders Mogensen on drums who often seems to kick back a little bit, and let the bass and piano really shape the tunes on titles that include "Triton", "Bar None", "KMA", "Inner Journey", "Requiem For JW", "Talisman", "Golem", and "Long Gone". © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Personnel: Carl Winther (piano); Jerry Bergonzi (tenor saxophone); Johnny Aman (bass); Anders Mogensen (drums).