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Jon Irabagon: Behind The Sky
ByA special guest on the album is trumpeter Tom Harrell. He adds a warm tone and pleasurable counterpoint to the sophisticatedly swinging "Still Water" and "Obelisk" that both burn with a quiet blue flame. The bird song of Irabagon's saxophone introduces another collaboration with Harrell, the bluesy groove "Eternal Springs," and, once again, there is a strong rhythmical undercurrent from Nakamura and Royston.
While the music, with all its twist and turns, is constantly redefining its own expression, there is also something about holding on to a particular mood. The only pure ballad, "Lost Ship at the Edge of the Sea," is perhaps the album's strongest cut, with Irabagon and Perdomo in subdued conversation. It is the kind of track that could easily be a template for a whole album and it suggests that a traditional ballad session would, in fact, not be a bad thing at all.
Track Listing
One Wish; The Cost Of Modern Living; Music Box Song (For When We're Apart); Still Water; Obelisk; Sprites; Lost Ship At The Edge Of The Sea; Mr. Dazzler; Eternal Springs; 100 Summers; Behind The Sky (Hawks And Sparrows).
Personnel
Jon Irabagon
saxophone, sopraninoTom Harrell: trumpet, flugelhorn (4, 5, 9); Jon Irabagon: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Luis Perdomo: piano; Yasushi Nakamura: bass; Rudy Royston: drums.
Album information
Title: Behind The Sky | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Self Produced
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About Jon Irabagon
Instrument: Saxophone, sopranino
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