186980000657

Flatbed Buggy

Rudy Royston

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Cat No: CDGRE1065

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Release Date:  02 November 2018

Label:  Greenleaf Music

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  186980000657

Genres:  Jazz  Contemporary  

  • Description

    Rudy Royston, first-call drummer with Bill Frisell, JD Allen, Dave Douglas and a host of other jazz greats, has honed a thoroughly engaging voice as a composer and bandleader with his compelling debut 303 (2014) and the raw and bracing trio follow-up Rise of Orion (2016). Flatbed Buggy, his third album as a bandleader, is rich in tonal contrast and mood yet steeped in the supple, enduring swing and groove that has driven his writing and playing from the start. Royston leads a compact, almost chamber-like quintet featuring Gary Versace (accordion), John Ellis (woodwinds), Hank Roberts (cello) and Joe Martin (bass). Theres an endless amount to discover: the melodic development and final triumphant letting-loose of the opening Soul Train; the hint of New Orleans rhythm in Flatbed Buggy; the picture of innocence in a young child twirling, on Twirler, with a startlingly brilliant tempo shift into slow swing; or the fast, twisty theme and saxophone showcase of Bobble Head.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Soul Train
      • 2. Bed Bobbin'
      • 3. Flatbed Buggy
      • 4. Boy...Man
      • 5. Twirler
      • 6. Dirty Stetson
      • 7. Hourglass
      • 8. Bobblehead
      • 9. The Roadside Flowers
      • 10. Hold My Mule
      • 11. Girl...Woman
      • 12. I Guess It's Time To Go