Elias Haslanger - Dream Story (2006)

Tracklist

01. Eternal & Absolute
02. Simple Melodies
03. Interloper
04. One Heart, One Mind
05. The Change Within
06. Watch Your Step
07. Dream Story
08. Street Beat
09. Remember When
10. In Search of Beauty

A fine tenor and soprano saxophonist, Elias Haslanger performs ten of his challenging but generally swinging originals on this 2006 CD. The sidemen are not exactly household names at this point but all are excellent players, particularly trumpeter Pete Rodriguez. The music is modern mainstream jazz for the early 21st century, with fresh chord changes, brooding improvisations, and a melancholy feel that has some similarities to Wayne Shorter's solo work of the 1960s. Well worth checking out.