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Chris Cheek / Brad Meldhau

Title: Blues Cruise

Label: Fresh Sound New Talent

Cat No:FSNT235
Format:CD

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On his fourth CD for Fresh Sound New Talent, Chris Cheek, on tenor & soprano, is wonderfully supported by the original Brad Mehldau quartet - with Mehldau on piano & fender rhodes, Jorge Rossy (drums) and Larry Grenadier (bass).

‘Blues Cruise’ is an incredible showcase for the powerful, tasteful playing, and compositional talents of Chris. This is a quartet album in the timeless style of a past classic - a relaxed journey through the mainstream, sophisticated sounds and melodic lines that emerge from the masterful interplay of these wonderful musicians.

Five new Cheek compositions sit side by side with four standards, including Ellington’s ‘Low Key Lightly’ and Mancini’s ‘The Sweetheart Tree’ - all recorded by James Farber at Avatar Studios, NYC, on March 16 & 17, 2005.

Track Listing for Blues Cruise
1. Flamingo
2. Low Key Lightly
3. Coo
4. Squirrelling
5. Song of India
6. Falling
7. Blues Cruise
8. John Denver
9. The Sweetheart Tree

Reviews

Jazzwise - Stuart Nicholson

This is effectively Chris Cheek with the Brad Mehidau Trio. Cheek swings effortlessly and combines both vertical and horizontal styles of improvising to good effect. Mehidau is the perfect sideman. This is a good album, make no mistake.

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Blues Cruise