Art Hirahara - piano
Linda May Han Oh - bass
Rudy Royston - drums
Donny McCaslin - sax
Pianist Art Hirahara turns his attention above and within and blasts
off “Sunward Bound” for his fourth leader album for Posi-Tone.
Reaching steadily towards new realms of expression, Hirahara perseveres
steadily along on his musical journey of unfoldment. “Sunward
Bound” displays a clear sense of creative continuity that can
be traced back on his previous albums from his joyous first steps
along the “Noble Path” through his trials and tribulations of “Libations
And Meditations” and into his deep explorations of the distant
pathways in the “Central Line.” Once again Hirahara succeeds in
creating a bold impassioned statement that also features significant
and meaningful contributions from his trusted collaborators tenor
saxophonist Donny McCaslin, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and
drummer Rudy Royston. The program of original compositions are
lyrical and clearly suggestive of a modern jazz sensibility, but the
focus of the music always remains straight forward with some hard
swinging highlights. With an amazing combination of talents, brilliant
performances, and an evocative program of new original
compositions, “Sunward Bound” is sure to bring bright moments of
intense delight to serious listeners and jazz fans everywhere.
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Sunward Bound