Release Date: 10 November 2023
Label: Savant Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 633842221229
Release Date: 10 November 2023
Label: Savant Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 633842221229
Description
Boston doesn't get enough credit as a jazz town, from the days of the Storyville club and Cambridge-based Transition label to the star factory that is Berklee College of Music, the city stands tall against more celebrated places like Chicago and Detroit. One big part of that high level of creative output is Jerry Bergonzi who, for this date, leads his most Bostonian band in recent memory, reuniting with trumpeter pal Phil Grenadier and drummer Luther Gray. Bassist Harvie S came up from New York for the gig and it was he who suggested guitarist Sheryl Bailey for the album. She completes the Boston connection with her position as the Assistant Chair of Berklee's legendary Guitar Department.
"To work with Jerry and study and perform his music is the definition of a dream come true," says Bailey who has played with artists ranging from Ken Peplowski to Shingo Okudaira. Here, Bergonzi has convened a fine band for a compelling album, another feather in Boston's tricorn hat.
Jerry Bergonzi: tenor saxophone
Sheryl Bailey: guitar
Phil Grenadier: trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 8)
Harvie S: bass
Luther Gray: drums
Tracklisting
Alan Broadbent Trio
Jim Snidero
Denise Donatelli
Conrad Herwig
Bill O'Connell
Mike LeDonne
JD Allen
Louis Hayes
Jerry Bergonzi
Jerry Bergonzi
Jerry Bergonzi, Jacek Kochan & Piotr Lemanczyk
Hal Galper Quartet, John Bishop, Jeff Johnson, Hal Galper, Jerry Bergonzi
Jerry Bergonzi
Jerry Bergonzi
Jerry Bergonzi