Mark Lewis - The New York Session album download

As well-traveled and widely recorded as alto saxophonist Mark Lewis has been over the past four decades, his new CD "The New York Session" is likely to be the album that helps rectify his current under-the-radar reputation. Recorded last year in Brooklyn with a world-class rhythm section-pianist George Cables, bassist Essiet Essiet, and drummer Victor Lewis-the new disc was released by Lewis’s Audio Daddio label on January 27. It’s the work of an artist clearly reveling in the company of fellow masters making the most of his tasty compositions.

Album · 2017 · 11 Songs. George Cables, Victor Lewis & Essiet Essiet). 4. Boberto's Magical World (feat.

Songs: 11. Artist: Mark Lewis. Songs: Mark Lewis - Koan 07:37. Mark Lewis - Child's Play 05:01. Mark Lewis - Dl Blues 05:47. Mark Lewis - Boberto's Magical World 06:09. Mark Lewis - Connie 06:58. Mark Lewis - Sierra Leone 07:22. Mark Lewis - Up to It 04:08. Mark Lewis - Not as Beautiful as You 05:30. Mark Lewis - Summer Is Over 05:50. Mark Lewis - The Lydian Express 06:20. Mark Lewis - Roll 'em Joe 05:13.

The New York Session. Eleven of Mark's compositions recorded in Brooklyn, New York with an exceptional band of New York musicians. Liner notes by renowned jazz author Ted Gioia. This record is a killer, we're playing it a lot at KNKX 8. " - Abe Beeson, Evening Jazz host, KNKX Seattle. Listen a couple times; you'll be whistling these captivating melodies, too. - Lynn Darroch, Bright Moments Café host, KMHD Portland. Mark Lewis Music News

The New York Session. Label: Audio Daddio Released: 2017 Views: 1,943. Koan; Child’s Play; DL Blues; Boberto’s Magical World; Connie; Sierra Leone; Up to It; Not as Beautiful as You; Summer is Over; The Lydian Express; Roll 'em Joe. Personnel. Mark Lewis: saxophone; George Cables: piano; Essiet Essiet: bass; Victor Lewis: drums. Start your shopping here and you'll support All About Jazz in the process. Learn how. About Mark Lewis. Albany Beacon Buffalo New York City Poughkeepsie Rochester Syracuse. Get Jazz Near You A weekly events guide.

And on his new album, "The New York Session," he's in the stellar company of George Cables on piano; Essiet Essiet, bass; and Victor Lewis, drums. From the fluttering flute that opens the album on "Koan" to the furious saxophone that closes it on "Roll 'em Joe," Lewis is a fantastic player. Because the flute is far less common than saxophone in jazz performance, it is startling to hear how he uses every textural possibility to express himself in his solo. I found myself wishing there was more flute on the sax-dominated album. Veteran pianist Cables, the.