{"product_id":"eric-reed-groovewise-cd","title":"Eric Reed - Groovewise CD","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 700px; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1153124227\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=333333\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ericreedsmoke.bandcamp.com\/album\/groovewise\"\u003eGroovewise by Eric Reed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e8-panel Digipak Album\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“The whole \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eCD\u003c\/span\u003e is full of inspired solos and writing…a terrific record.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Tony Hall, Jazzwise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Smoke made a smart decision to launch its own record label and Reed’s \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eCD\u003c\/span\u003e will likely be considered one of its most treasured releases.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Ken Dryden, The New York City Jazz Record\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“Reed pays tribute to “the cats”, referencing Mulgrew Miller on ‘The Gentle Giant’ and Marian McPartland on ‘Una Mujer Elegante.’…The modern mainstream piano tradition that used to be best exemplified by John Hicks and Mulgrew Miller is in very safe hands.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Stephen Graham, Marlbank\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGROOVEWISE, pianist and composer Eric Reed’s Smoke Sessions debut, features an outstanding quartet with saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Ben Williams, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson live at Smoke Jazz Club in 2013. It was the first recorded meeting of Reed and Hutchinson in over 15 years and actually the first recording made for the new Smoke Sessions label. Reunited for an auspicious occasion, Reed and Hutchinson’s performances are inspired by the live audience, and their creative energy, augmented by Blake and Williams, flies off the bandstand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe quartet opens with an impromptu rendition of “Powerful Paul Robeson” for Clifford Jordan, whose wife, Sandy, who, by chance, was in the audience that night, and they close the set with the extended title track “Groovewise.” In between is a thrilling set of live straight-ahead jazz. Several of the compositions are dedicated to the memories of lost piano luminaries and Reed heroes: Mulgrew Miller, Cedar Walton, and Marian McPartland. His new composition, “Until the Last Cat Has Swung,” is a testament to the idea that even with so many greats lost, jazz remains alive and well in the hands of a new generation. The music is already in great hands with Eric Reed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ereleased September 9, 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeamus Blake – tenor saxophone\u003cbr\u003e\nEric Reed – piano\u003cbr\u003e\nBen Williams – bass\u003cbr\u003e\nGregory Hutchinson – drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRecorded Live September 6 \u0026amp; 7, 2014\u003cbr\u003e\nat Smoke Jazz Club, New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRecorded \u0026amp; Produced by Paul Stache\u003cbr\u003e\nMixed by Roman Klun \u0026amp; Paul Stache\u003cbr\u003e\nMastered by Roman Klun\u003cbr\u003e\nPhotography by Jimmy Katz\u003cbr\u003e\nDesign \u0026amp; Product Management by Damon Smith\u003cbr\u003e\nPiano provided by Steinway \u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExecutive Producers: Frank Christopher \u0026amp; Paul Stache\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smoke Sessions Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56382107681150,"sku":"SSR-1410-CD","price":45.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/4161\/5230\/files\/SSR-1410-CD.jpg?v=1760095287","url":"https:\/\/8merch.shop\/products\/eric-reed-groovewise-cd","provider":"8Merch Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}