Jim Rotondi - Jim's Bop (1997)

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Title: Jim's Bop
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Genre: Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 62:12
Total Size: 416 MB
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Tracklist:

01. King of the Hill (Rotondi-Alexander) - 7:54
02. Last Call (Rotondi-Alexander) - 10:34
03. El Patito (Alexander) - 7:17
04. We'll Be Together Again (Fisher-Laine) - 6:37
05. All or Nothing at All (Lawrence-Altman) - 6:07
06. Moonrays (Silver) - 8:58
07. You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Wonder) - 8:05
08. Jim's Bop (Farnsworth) - 6:40

Jim Rotondi - trumpet, flugelhorn
Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone
Harold Mabern - piano
John Webber - bass
Joe Farnsworth - drums

Rotondi is a solid trumpeter whose crackling neo-boppish fights recall Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan. His charts, like the Silver-esque El Patito are similarily strong. With inspired support from tenorman Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth, Rotondi’s adroit mix of standards and originals take us from the high-flying All of Nothing at All to the leader’s gospel-influenced Last Call, co-written with Alexander