{"product_id":"steve-turre-spiritman-cd","title":"Steve Turre - Spiritman CD","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 700px; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2977630729\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=333333\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/steveturre.bandcamp.com\/album\/spiritman\"\u003eSpiritman by Steve Turre\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“It’s always a good sign when a studio disc has the unbuttoned verve of a live album. From the first spin on, SPIRITMAN conjures that vibe…Throughout, Turre’s brass mastery sits front and center. Look no further if you want to hear why he’s so respected in the jazz community.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Jim Macnie, Downbeat, April 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“The constant denominator is a righteous dose of swing…nearly flawless 70 minutes of Turre magic.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition, 28 January 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“It might be his best album in recent times.”\u003cbr\u003e\n— C. Andrew Hovan, All About Jazz, 21 April 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e#1 JazzWeek radio chart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSPIRITMAN, Steve Turre’s Smoke Sessions debut, is something of a back-to-basics project. As Turre explains, “It’s the first record I’ve done in a long time that really focuses on my trombone playing.” And, he employs a compelling quintet perfectly suited to this back-to-basics approach. Saxophonist Bruce Williams, pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Willie Jones III are a phenomenal ensemble who excel at swinging standards, classic ballads and everything in between\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTurre wrote several new songs for SPIRITMAN including “Trayvon’s Blues” a poignant, moving, jazz tone poem; “Bu” the record opener dedicated to his mentor Art Blakey; “Funky Thing” written for the Saturday Night Live Band; and “Nangadef” written for Senegalese percussionist Abdou Mboup and featuring special guest Chembo Corniel on congas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHis spirited rendition of Miles Davis’ “All Blues” begins with his own mystical “Spiritman” played on shells. It’s a piece he performed to open the UN’s International Jazz Day concert in Osaka, Japan in 2014. This “All Blues” introduction is also the first recording of a newly developed technique where Turre plays into a piano with the pedal down and the strings open. The shell’s sound vibrates the open strings creating an\u003cbr\u003e\nethereal, mystical, but acoustic sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt’s music designed to make you feel better. As Turre explains about this recording and music in general, “Music is about giving and about searching. Without spirit, music is just notes.” It’s a philosophy of life and music that continues to produce inspired results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ereleased March 10, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSteve Turre – trombone \u0026amp; shells\u003cbr\u003e\nBruce Williams – alto \u0026amp; soprano saxophones\u003cbr\u003e\nXavier Davis – piano\u003cbr\u003e\nWillie Jones III drums\u003cbr\u003e\nChembo Corniel – congas on “Nangadef”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRecorded Live at Sear Sound, Studio A,\u003cbr\u003e\nNew York City on June 1, 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eProduced by Paul Stache\u003cbr\u003e\nAssociate Producer: Damon Smith\u003cbr\u003e\nRecorded \u0026amp; Mastered by Roman Klun\u003cbr\u003e\nStudio Assistants: Ted Tuthill \u0026amp; Lim Wei\u003cbr\u003e\nMixed by Roman Klun \u0026amp; Paul Stache\u003cbr\u003e\nPhotography by Jimmy Katz\u003cbr\u003e\nDesign by Paul Stache \u0026amp; Damon Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWillie Jones appears courtesy of WJ3 Records\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":56382107517310,"sku":"SSR-1502-CD","price":45.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/4161\/5230\/files\/SSR-1502-CD.jpg?v=1760095278","url":"https:\/\/8merch.shop\/products\/steve-turre-spiritman-cd","provider":"8Merch Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}