Kenny Barron Lemuria-Seascape

The great American pianist and composer Kenny Barron has appeared on hundreds of recordings as a leader and a sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. This album originally released in 1991 showcases the warm, undiluted lyricism of Barron’s playing, with stellar performances from Ray Drummond on bass and Ben Riley on drums. This classic jazz trio session encapsulates the essence of Barron’s style and the work is bookended by two Barron compositions; Lemuria, is the pacific equivalent of the lost continent of Atlantis, while Seascape places the listener above the water and possibly even on it. It should be noted that Barron was a founding member of the group Sphere, dedicated to recycling and renewing the Thelonious Monk canon in the 1980s and here he does his part to keep the genius of Monk alive with a delightful version of Ask Me Now. Also here are two Joanne Brackeen compositions, Snooze and Sixate. Recorded at the famed Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in 1991 by Rudy Van Gelder, and remastered in 2022 by legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman

1. Lemuria 4:36 2. Ask Me Now 5:31 3. Sweet Lorraine 7:20 4. Fungii Mama 5:44 5. Slow Grind ‚Äã5:20 6. Have You Met Miss Jones? 5:12 7. Maria Isabel 6:28 8. You Go To My Head 8:58 9. The Magical Loo

• Internal ID: JITRE
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• Format: CD
• Genre: Jazz
• Format Detail: CD Wallet
• Released: 3/31/23