Howard Riley, Art Themen, Mario Castronari & Trevor Tomkins
Release Date: 10 July 2013
Label: SLAM Productions
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5028386022220
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
The Howard Riley - Art Themen Quartet recorded on 19 May 1996 live at the Bull's Head, Chislehurst.
Howard Riley: piano
Art Themen: tenor and soprano saxophones
Mario Castronari: double bass
Trevor Tomkins: drums
"Catching two genuine homegrown originals at the height of their powers in congenial company, this superb album provides yet more proof that British jazz's fifty-somethings are in many ways a great deal less staid than their younger equivalents." - Chris Parker, The Times
"The resource and daring of pianist Howard Riley make these tunes harmonic environments rather than lazy fallbacks...Devoid of Berklee-School anonymity, Themen's playing is rooted in the vocal phrasing and bluesy snorts of Hawkins and Rollins. The quartet - Mario Castronari and bass and Tevor Tomins on drums - is trenchant and relaxed. Bypassing decorum and mere tidiness, this has a garrulous vibe and burns hot and inventive...Fantastic." - Ben Watson, Hi-Fi News & Record Review
Tracklisting
David Bitelli & Ollie Usiskin
Paul Dunmall & Kevin Figes
Kevin Figes & Julie Tippetts
Toni Germani Quartet
Howard Riley, Art Themen, Mario Castronari & Trevor Tomkins
HackOut!
Lol Coxhill
George Haslam & Friends
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu
