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John Esposito: Blues For Outlaw Hearts
ByEsposito's Blues For Outlaw Hearts, a piano trio outing, follows a similar path, walking in the footsteps of Tyner, who held down the piano chair in Coltrane's great quartet.
On a set of all Esposito originals, the trio plays like an irresistible force, its implacable nature due to, by turns, the power of the expositions and the breathtaking beauty of the collective musicianship. Drummer Peter Obrian and bassist Ira Coleman accompany Esposito with an assurance bordering on brashness on "The Naked Truth: Envision three horsemen pounding into town with free reins and fury. "Sunrise" has a caffeinated Thelonious Monk feeling, and "Longing," the set's opener, has a searching vibefor the deity, for a love lost. Who knows?
The eleven-minute title tune/centerpiece serves as a highlight in a consistently excellent set. The trio displays a collective spirit and fluid majesty.
Recorded in a day and the morning after in the tail end of the Covid-19 "live music drought," this cohesive set has a freshness and hopped-up vibrancy that is irresistible.
Track Listing
Longing; Sunlight; Storm Rising; Over The Wall; The Naked Truth; Outlaw Hearts; Blues For Shorty; What If...?; Plague Times; Riomaggiore.
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Album information
Title: Blues For Outlaw Hearts | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Sunjump Records
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