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Jeong Hwan Park: Sound of Bronze

by Troy Dostert
June 2, 2020

A debut recording which belies the youth of its leader, Sound of Bronze is the handiwork of Jeong Hwan Park, a bassist on the rise who has assembled some fine talent and terrific compositions on this promising quartet album. Bouyed by the presence of veteran tenor saxophonist Rich Perry, Park and his colleagues specialize in music which possesses a quiet sophistication and considerable emotional depth. Park penned all eight of the album's cuts, and they are remarkably well-conceived, ...