Scott Warner - Mindfield (2012)

This album was recorded in Detroit a few years back and features my friends: Jimmy Greene, tenor sax (Horace Silver, Harry Connick, Jr. Big Band), Rodney Whittaker, bass (Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Big Band), Gerald Cleaver, drums (Bob James, Roscoe Mitchell). Rodney and Gerald lived within blocks of each other in Detroit, and grew up playing jazz together. Its a dream rhythm section. I first played with Rodney when he was 16. We had to pick him up and drove him to the gig. As the long-time bassist for Wynton and the Lincoln Center Band he has become known for his fat swing groove. But he is an unsung lyrical player....listen to the bass solo on "Sojourn" to hear him sing. Hope you enoy!