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High Plains

Stephen Martin

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Format: CD

Cat No: OA222197

Release Date:  20 May 2022

Label:  OA2 Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  805552219722

Genres:  Jazz  Jazz  

  • Description

    Full of inspired, fiery conviction, saxophonist Stephen Martin channels the Kansas City jazz ecosystem that nurtured his professional and musical development on High Plains, his second album as a leader.

    Teaming with the virtuosic vibraphonist/pianist Peter Schlamb, bassist Ben Leifer and drummer David Hawkins, Martin tears through the Coltrane-inspired original, "The Void," and Frank Foster's "Simone," while Joe Henderson's "Punjab" lopes and swings conversationally. The classic "Easy Living" delivers a ballad's restraint while seeming ready to unfold and burst at any moment. With two of his mentors close at hand - saxophonists Bobby Watson & Matt Otto as featured soloists, with Otto also producing the session - the atmosphere is loose, rollicking and familial, reflecting the shared sense of dialect, rhythm and purpose.

    "Stephen Martin may be fond of a specific jazz segment from the past, but he knows how to frame it in the right way and immediately gives it a contemporary twist. He does that completely in the vein of Mark Turner and Chris Potter. A powerful and especially promising debut full of auditory fireworks." Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo, Belgium

    Artists:

    Stephen Martin - Saxophone

    Matt Otto - Tenor Saxophone

    Bobby Watson - Alto Saxophone

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Horizons
      • 2. The Void
      • 3. Easy Living
      • 4. Stablemates (feat. Bobby Watson)
      • 5. High Plains
      • 6. Punjab
      • 7. Euphony (feat. Matt Otto)
      • 8. Simone