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Will Bernard - guitar
John Ellis - tenor sax & bass clarinet
Brian Charette - organ
Rudy Royston - drums
Tune in to the tasteful message of guitarist Will Bernard as he
debuts on Posi-Tone with his new album "Just Like Downtown."
Employing a wide palette of styles and sounds, this gifted instrumentalist
makes a bold statement of purpose with a powerful
one-two punch of stunning musicianship and an exciting collection
of new original compositions. Will Bernard definitely
holds his own with some of the heaviest cats on the scene today
because the date also features an inspired cast of sidemen,
including the harmonic genius of organist extraordinaire Brian
Charette, the explosive tintinnabulations of drummer Rudy
Royston, and versatile reedman John Ellis. The swing is most
definitely the thing, and this session is definitely straight ahead
with some hard hitting highlights, but serious listeners will appreciate
that the original compositions are also elegantly lyrical
and brilliantly evocative of a more modern jazz sensibility that
is sure to delight jazz fans everywhere.
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Just Like Downtown