Steve Slagle – Ballads: Into the Heart of It (2022) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Steve Slagle – Ballads: Into the Heart of It (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:03:22 minutes | 1,10 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Panorama Records

There’s lots to like here: the stately feel of the ballads that US sax veteran Steve Slagle (Carla Bley, Joe Lovano, Mingus Big Band) chooses to include; then there’s some great solo featured spots by Randy Brecker and wrapping all of this up so tidily an expert rhythm section with Bruce Barth on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Jason Tiemann on drums. Brecker on ‘Reflections’ brings a real humanity to his solo and the whole interpretation has a fantastic warmth to it. As for Slagle he is best on ‘If You Could See Me Now’ which makes you feel transported directly into a jazz club given how much late night atmosphere the track and for that matter the whole album has.

Tracklist:
01. Steve Slagle – Blue in Green (05:09)
02. Steve Slagle – Le Sucrier Velours (The Queen’s Suite) (07:22)
03. Steve Slagle – Reflections (feat. Randy Brecker) (08:35)
04. Steve Slagle – My One and Only Love (03:51)
05. Steve Slagle – Into the Heart of It (feat. Randy Brecker) (08:36)
06. Steve Slagle – Kiss Lonely Goodbye (05:01)
07. Steve Slagle – Si, See (06:28)
08. Steve Slagle – If You Could See Me Now (07:35)
09. Steve Slagle – The Four Margarets (03:54)
10. Steve Slagle – Big Mac (feat. Randy Brecker) (Bonus Track) (06:48)

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