Mark Taylor - SpectreSeattle saxophonist Mark Taylor reunites with an old friend, Los Angeles based pianist Gary Fukashima, along with bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer Byron Vannoy for a creative and wide ranging set of original music. His first outing as leader in 6 years, Taylor has kept himself busy as an integral member of multiple Origin recording groups including the Jim Knapp Orchestra, Thomas Marriott and Matt Jorgensen + 451, and was recently announced Northwest

this compact disc edition of Chet On Poetry

with colorful and rich vocals of Red Velvet

and what's discovered soon after

the works of Debussy and Pärt meet in their tonally spherical language and their content that almost evaporates into the transcendent

still performing in his 90's

a wicked sense of rhythm and seemingly endless stream of magic in his playing

with Ry Cooder co-producing and providing some vintage slide guitar and dobro

along with bassist Harvie S

Nomi Epstein is a Chicago-based composer

The compositions are unbelievably spacious but on the other hand all fulfilled with instruments - from the superb rhythm combo to the greatly equipped brass section

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"Louisiana in the mid-70s was an abundance of musical talent