Format Details:
Release Date: 25 August 2017
Label: SteepleChase
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 716043183326
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Format Details:
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
Stan Getz
Allegra Levy
Various Artists
Jamale Davis
Ron McClure
Brian Charette
Alex Heitlinger
Andy LaVerne
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Jiem
Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha
Tom Green Septet
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra
Elaine Delmar
Ross McHenry