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
Chick Corea Trio
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
Chick Corea
Chick Corea Trilogy
Arturo Sandoval
Maynard Ferguson/Big Bop Nouveau
Michael Feinstein
Helen Sung