Release Date: 25 August 2017
Label: SteepleChase
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 716043183326
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 25 August 2017
Label: SteepleChase
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 716043183326
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Alto saxophonist/composer Zaid Nasser has been perfectly pedigreed as a jazz musician, having the legendary bassist Jamil Nasser as the father and growing up surrounded by the elite players of the New York jazz scene. 'The Stroller' includes two original compositions by Zaid, plus songs by Lou Donaldson, Wes Montgomery, Nelson Riddle and others.
Zaid has performed with Cecil Payne, Junior Cook, Joe Hendricks, Harold Mabern, among others, leads his own group and tours extensively overseas.
"Zaid's sound is organic and authentic. He plays smart music with a kind of freedom that is unusual...Nasser's unique personal tone and phrasing reveal intricately crafted, imaginative, and ingenious musical lines, woven into tight thematic improvisation." - Luke Kaven (Smalls)
Personnel: Zaid Nasser (alto saxophone), Pasquale Grasso (guitar), Ari Roland (bass), Keith Balla (drums)
Tracklisting
Nate Radley
John Hart
Chet Baker
Andy LaVerne & Dick Sisto
David Janeway
Rolf Billberg
Kirk Knuffke
Dizzy Gillespie
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu