Greg Abate

Straight Ahead

 

Greg Abatre, Alto; Claudio Roditi, trumpet; Hilton Ruiz, piano;Greorg Mraz, bass; Kenny Washington, drums

Tunes

 

Straight ahead

Kelly blue

Denise Marie

Nica's dream

Jessica

2:22

Con alma

Bosa for Gregory

It's all right with me

A nice compilation of tunes with some stellar solo work from Abate and Roditi. Hilton Ruiz astounds me with his straight ahead approach. It's hard to imagine him as the monster montuno player. Mraz and Washington handle the rhythm smoothly.

My only kick on this session is that at times it lacks that spontaneity one would expect from this caliber of musicians. I got the feeling that not too much time went into the preparation of this set.

 

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