Connections-Mind the Gap

SSC1394 2014-08-05

Track List

Red - 0:56
Simone - 5:02
Aqua - 1:41
Bush Baby - 7:18
Fishin Blues - 5:17
The Poet - 2:53
Odessa - 7:50
Libertango - 3:57
Purple - 2:03
Monks Mood - 3:03
Nothing To Say - 5:40
Makina - 2:55
Hand By Hand - 7:07
Jump Monk - 7:01
Red 2 - 1:00

Musicians

Bob Stewart - tuba
Curtis Stewart - violin
Jannina Norpoth - violin
Nick Revel - viola
Amanda Goekin - cello
Jerome Harris - guitar
Matt Wilson - drums
Randall Haywood - trumpet
Nick Finzer - trombone

The career of a jazz tuba player will, in all likelihood, be diverse. The great Bob Stewart has made a name for himself in numerous eclectic settings, from the blues of Taj Mahal, to Mingus’s demanding compositions and the free explorations of Arthur Blythe. On his new recording Connections – Mind The Gap, Stewart bridges his own arrangements of compositions of his peers and heroes with movements from a special chamber piece entitled “In Color” that he commissioned from Jessie Montgomery for the PUBLIQuartet string ensemble.