Doug Beavers 9 - Two Shades of Nude (2010)

Tracklist

01. Two Shades of Nude
02. Tell Me a Bedtime Story
03. Scurry
04. Lapse
05. Pensativa
06. Gemini
07. Hand Jive
08. Brink
09. Blues on the Corner

Fresh off his world tour as lead trombonist and arranger for Eddie Palmieri?s ?La Perfecta II?, Doug Beavers presents his nonet on this, his debut recording, along with special guests Dafnis Prieto and Alex Sipiagin. Featuring a veritable who?s who of New York City musicians, Two Shades of Nude breaks down the current barriers in jazz with blistering new compositions and fresh takes on classics by the masters, including Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me A Bedtime Story," and "Blues on the Corner" by McCoy Tyner. "A new star is emerging with trombone in his heart and Salsa Dura in his soul." Jesse "Chuy" Varela, Latin Beat Magazine.

Doug Beavers - trombone, arrangements
Marc Mommaas - tenor sax
Jon Irabagon - tenor sax, clarinet & flute
Kenny Rampton - lead trumpet & flugelhorn
Alex Sipiagin - solo trumpet & flugelhorn
Max Seigel - bass trombone
Henry Hey - piano, fender rhodes
Boris Koslov - acoustic bass, electric bass
Tony Moreno - drums
Dafnis Prieto - drums (on Tell Me a Bedtime Story)
Joey Dunn - drums (on Pensativa) & auxiliary percussion

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