Ralph Bowen - Five (2008/2009) FLAC

Tracklist:

[10:00] 01. Ralph Bowen - Step Lightly
[7:47] 02. Ralph Bowen - Baby Girl
[7:59] 03. Ralph Bowen - First Hiatus
[9:44] 04. Ralph Bowen - Free Time
[7:13] 05. Ralph Bowen - Blues Cruz
[12:29] 06. Ralph Bowen - Drowning Man
[8:41] 07. Ralph Bowen - Rahsaan's Run

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
Total length: 01:03:46
Main artist: Ralph Bowen
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Genre: Jazz
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
Hi-Res 24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo
(C) 2008 Criss Cross Jazz
(P) 2009 Criss Cross Jazz

For Ralph Bowen's fourth date as a leader for Criss Cross, he returns to the organ combo format that made 2002s Soul Proprietor (Criss 1216) a significant departure and valuable addition to the tenor man's precious catalog. Returning from that session are trumpeter and Criss Cross regular John Swana, organist Sam Yahel, and guitar man Peter Bernstein, with drummer Dana Hall rounding out the ensemble. Bowen's muse is an advanced take on the freewheeling implications of John Coltrane's pioneering vernacular. As such, he tackles the framework of the organ goup with a fresh outlook that has more to do with the late 60s work of Larry Young than the grits and gravy approach of Jimmy Smith. In addition to the four of his own originals, Bowen puts a new spin on Woody Shaw's "Rahsaan's Run", Joe Henderson's "Step Lightly", and U2's "Drowning Man".






Recorded October 20, 2007 in Brooklyn, NY, USA by Max Ross


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