Release Date: 03 March 2014
Label: Concord Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 888072344969
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 03 March 2014
Label: Concord Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 888072344969
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Helen Sung's Concord Jazz debut is a ten-song set that positions her at the forefront of a talented and diverse sextet, which includes saxophonist Seamus Blake and trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, with guest appearances by violinist Regina Carter and clarinetist Paquito D Rivera. An award-winning pianist/composer, Sung is blazing her own path.
A Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance graduate, Helen Sung went on to win the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition and has released six albums overall. In addition to leading her own band, Sung has appeared with the Mingus Big Band, T.S. Monk and Terri Lyne Carrington's Grammy-winning Mosaic Project, among others.
Personnel: Helen Sung (piano, Fender Rhodes), Seamus Blake (tenor and soprano saxophone), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Reuben Rogers (bass), Obed Calvaire (drums), Samuel Torres (percussion), John Ellis (bass clarinet - track 6), Special Guests: Regina Carter (violin - tracks 3, 7), Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet - track 2)
Tracklisting
Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion
Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes & Dave Holland
Chick Corea Trio
Boz Scaggs
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
Chick Corea
Rachael & Vilray
Chick Corea Trilogy
Ensemble Fur Neue Musik Zurich
Rebecca Trescher
Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman & Carsten Dahl
Doug Raney Quartet
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Alan Barnes Quartet
Fred Hersch Trio
Noah Preminger