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Cheryl by New York Standards Quartet

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Album Title: Heaven Steps to Seven
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2018

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About the Album

By the numbers the New York Standards Quartet (NYSQ) is downright impressive, touring and recording together for thirteen years, with six critically acclaimed recordings in its oeuvre. The band's seventh album, their first to be available on vinyl, and featuring bassist Ugonna Okegwo (a regular member for many of the band's U.S. tours), Heaven Steps To Seven, builds on the great success of their catalog (most recently, Sleight of Hand, The New Straight Ahead and Power of 10). Saxophonist Tim Armacost, pianist David Berkman, drummer Gene Jackson & double bassist Ugonna Okegwo once again offer the listener reimagined standards from the vast canon of jazz and the Great American Songbook that reflect the band's spontaneous, transformational approach. The band is a rarity; one that honors the tradition of this music, representing it authentically, but also creating environments which feel and sound new.

Tracks

Tonight; Cheryl; Peace; If I Should Lose You; Every Time We Say Goodbye; I Love You; I'll Keep Loving You; Eye of the Hurricane.

Personnel

New York Standards Quartet

band / ensemble / orchestra

Additional Personnel

Tim Armacost: tenor & soprano saxophones; David Berkman: piano; Ugonna Okegwo: double bass; Gene Jackson: drums.

Reviews

Heaven Steps to Seven by Maurizio Zerbo
Heaven Steps To Seven by Roger Farbey

Date featured

October 30, 2018

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