Gene Ess - Ah-Bop (2022)

The title track of Ess' latest release, Ah-Bop is a track dedicated to the great British jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth, a key influence for a host of guitarists across rock, metal and jazz. Following a conventional hard-bop form, small intervals and impish give it a Monk-like quality, with Ess an agile and fluid voice through his choruses.