Orrin Evans / Mother's Touch
Hold on to your hat when Orrin Evans unleashes the first studio recording by his award winning Captain Black Big Band. "Mother's Touch" is a delightfully engaging set of hard hitting performances that feature some of the brightest players on the New York area jazz scene today. Always reaching for the stars, Evans plays piano brilliantly throughout, while also seamlessly conducting the group through a solid program of original compositions and exciting arrangements. Avid listeners will certainly agree that the entire album is insightfully straight ahead, steadily swinging, and refreshingly melodic enough to evoke a wide assortment of bright moments for discerning jazz fans everywhere.
Featured Artists
- Tanya Darby - Trumpet
- Duane Eubanks - Trumpet
- Tatum Greenblatt - Trumpet
- Brian Kilpatrick - Trumpet
- Fabio Morgera - Trumpet
- David Gibson - Trombone
- Conrad Herwig - Trombone
- Andy Hunter - Trombone
- Stafford Hunter - Trombone
- Brent White - Trombone
- Mark Allen - Saxophone
- Todd Bashore - Saxophone
- Doug DeHays - Saxophone
- Stacy Dillard - Saxophone
- Tim Green - Saxophone
- Victor North - Saxophone
- Marcus Strickland - Saxophone
- Orrin Evans - Piano
- Zaccai Curtis - Piano
- Luques Curtis - Bass
- Anwar Marshall - Drums
- Ralph Peterson - Drums
Recording
- Orrin Evans - musical direction
- Marc Free - producer
- Nick O'Toole - engineer
- David Stoller - tracking engineer
- Escott Associates - design
- mixed and mastered at Pine Street Studios, Lake Oswego OR
- recorded at Systems Two Brooklyn NY on November 4 and 5, 2011
Release Date
April 29, 2014