Label: Tiger Bay – TB6270
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 2018
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop
Long an underrated tenor saxophonist, Steve Grossman shows off the influences of both John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins on Katonah, a set recorded in Japan. Utilizing local players, Grossman explores four jazz standards from the 1950s plus a pair of his complex but swinging originals. Pianist Takehiro Honda proves to be an excellent chordal pianist while the rhythm section (with Hideo Kawahara and Yasushi Yoneki taking turns on bass) is subtle in support. Although no real surprises occur, the high musicianship and consistently creative ideas make this set (made available domestically at the time by Columbia) of strong interest to collectors of modern jazz.
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