Jim Rotondi - Four Of A Kind (2008) FLAC

Tracklist:

[4:52] 01. Jim Rotondi - Ruth
[6:33] 02. Jim Rotondi - Falset
[4:32] 03. Jim Rotondi - Blues For Bc
[4:26] 04. Jim Rotondi - Love For Sale
[7:52] 05. Jim Rotondi - I See You Brother
[5:17] 06. Jim Rotondi - Minor Adjustment
[6:01] 07. Jim Rotondi - Manteca
[8:53] 08. Jim Rotondi - It's Easy To Remember
[6:32] 09. Jim Rotondi - What Kind Of Fool Am I?

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
Total length: 00:54:49
Main artist: Jim Rotondi
Composer: Jim Rotondi
Label: Posi-Tone Records
Genre: Jazz
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
(C) 2008 Posi-Tone Records
(P) 2007 Posi-Tone Records

A fine hard bop trumpeter, Jim Rotondi has worked with Ray Charles, Lionel Hampton (for six years), Charles Earland, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and One for All. He has also recorded several albums as a leader and many as a sideman. A hard bop stylist who is a logical part of the Lee Morgan-Freddie Hubbard-Woody Shaw tradition without copying any of them, Rotondi is quite fluent in advanced straight-ahead jazz. On Four of a Kind, he performs five originals (including three of his own) and is particularly strong on the four standards including a warm ballad rendition of "It's Easy to Remember" and "Manteca." Pianist David Hazeltine also has consistently rewarding spots on both piano and electric piano, while percussionist Jason Hann expands the group to a quintet on two numbers. While not groundbreaking, Four of a Kind is an excellent example of modern mainstream jazz of 2007 and is one of Jim Rotondi's better recordings.
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